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Mental and physical activities delay cognitive decline in older persons with dementia.

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - 1 Jan 2014

Cheng Sheung-Tak, Chow Pizza K, Song You-Qiang, Yu Edwin C S, Chan Alfred C M, Lee Tatia M C, Lam John H M

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OBJECTIVES: To examine the effects of cognitive stimulation (mahjong) and physical exercise (tai chi [TC]) on cognitive performance in persons with dementia. DESIGN: Cluster-randomized open-label controlled design. SETTING: Nursing homes. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred ten residents, most of whom were cholinesterase-inhibitor naive. Inclusion criteria were Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) = 10-24 and suffering...

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PMID: 23582750
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.060

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