id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_hbgijdoqpjearpfhhk4js3gh7u Daniela Mapelli Cognitive Stimulation in Patients with Dementia: Randomized Controlled Trial 2013.0 9 .pdf application/pdf 4638 528 60 Background/Aims: This study explores the effective outcomes of a structured cognitive stimulation treatment to improve cognition and behavioral symptoms in people with dementia three groups: experimental (treated with cognitive stimulation), placebo (treated with occupational therapy), and control (continuing with the usual activities of the nursing home). Assessment, at baseline and after a period of 8 weeks, was performed using the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, activities of daily living, Mini-Mental State Examination, Esame Neuropsicologico Breve 2, Geriatric Depression Scale and Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's recommend nonpharmacological measures as the main treatment for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia [3–5] , and recent studies report the effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for improving the quality of life of PWDs [6, 7] . The experimental, placebo, and control groups did not differ in terms of age, years of groups received 8 weeks of intervention: cognitive stimulation treatment for the experimental group and occupational therapy for the placebo group. ./cache/work_hbgijdoqpjearpfhhk4js3gh7u.pdf ./txt/work_hbgijdoqpjearpfhhk4js3gh7u.txt