TY - GEN
T1 - Savion
T2 - 4th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, PETRA 2011
AU - Papastefanakis, E.
AU - Kyriklaki, A.
AU - Panagiotakis, S.
AU - Miliotis, Th
AU - Gargeraki, A.
AU - Maniorou, K.
AU - Perissinaki, I.
AU - Peteinaraki, E.
AU - Vgontzas, A.
AU - Simos, P.
N1 - Funding Information:
"A revised version of a paper read at the 1981meetings of the Southern SociologicalSociety. The research has been supported by the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. Appreciation is expressed to Molly Killian for her assistance in the computer processing of a very difficult data set and Carol Smeja for her research assistance. Also, we would like to note that the work of Richard Anderson some 14 years ago contributed to identifying the research problem being investigated. We are grateful to Terence Thornberry, James Balkwell, Jeylan Mortimer, and Barry Schwartz for their helpful comments on an earlier version of the manuscript.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Alzheimer's disease is a form of degenerative neurological disease characterized by severe cognitive and psychosocial impairment. Cognitive interventions appear to be a viable supplement to pharmacological management, which has little long-term impact on the progression of the disease. Non-pharmacological interventions, are currently investigated as means to enhance everyday cognitive and adaptive/social functioning. Computerbased programs afford greater ease and reduced cost of administration, features that are often critical for patient enrollment and compliance. Here we discuss potential advantages of such programs for improving quality of life and patientcaregiver daily interactions and suggest optimal procedures to be followed during linguistic and cultural adaptation of the Savion program in Greek.
AB - Alzheimer's disease is a form of degenerative neurological disease characterized by severe cognitive and psychosocial impairment. Cognitive interventions appear to be a viable supplement to pharmacological management, which has little long-term impact on the progression of the disease. Non-pharmacological interventions, are currently investigated as means to enhance everyday cognitive and adaptive/social functioning. Computerbased programs afford greater ease and reduced cost of administration, features that are often critical for patient enrollment and compliance. Here we discuss potential advantages of such programs for improving quality of life and patientcaregiver daily interactions and suggest optimal procedures to be followed during linguistic and cultural adaptation of the Savion program in Greek.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84858044420
SN - 9781450307727
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
BT - 4th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, PETRA 2011
Y2 - 25 May 2011 through 27 May 2011
ER -