FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION IN DEMENTIA PATIENTS

FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION IN DEMENTIA PATIENTS

Sixty-five patients with dementia were evaluated with 1) The Japanese CADL (a measure for functional communication), 2) abbreviated version of the Roken Test of Higher Cortical Functions (a measure for dementia severity) and 3) a checklist of behavior observed during the test sessions. The results w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rihabiritēshon igaku 1989/01/18, Vol.26(1), pp.23-33
Hauptverfasser: WATAMORI, Toshiko S., TAKEUCHI, Aiko, FUKUSAKO, Yoko, MIYAMORI, Takashi, SUZUKI, Tsutomu, ENDO, Kyoko, ITOH, Motonobu, SASANUMA, Sumiko
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Zusammenfassung:Sixty-five patients with dementia were evaluated with 1) The Japanese CADL (a measure for functional communication), 2) abbreviated version of the Roken Test of Higher Cortical Functions (a measure for dementia severity) and 3) a checklist of behavior observed during the test sessions. The results were as follows: 1) The degree of functional communication ability was proportional to the degree of dementia severity (r=0.87, p
ISSN:0034-351X
1880-778X
DOI:10.2490/jjrm1963.26.23