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Evaluating a Virtual Program of Therapeutic Interactive Pets to Improve Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms and Cognitive Status Among Older Adults Experiencing Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

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Year: 2020, 2020, 2020, 2020
Member of: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice
Contributors: Johnston, Melissa, Ordoñez, Maria, Wiese, Lisa
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Nearly 6 million Americans of all ages are living with Alzheimer’s dementia or related dementias (ADRD), and the prevalence is only expected to increase as our population ages (Gaugler, et al., 2019). Recent estimates indicate that ADRD may be moving from the sixth most common cause of death in older adults to the third, after heart disease and cancer (National Institute on Aging, [NIA] 2019).… more
Full Text: THERAPEUTIC INTERACTIVE PET PROJECT PROGRAM EVALUATION 1 Evaluating a Virtual Program of Therapeutic Interactive Pets to Improve Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms and Cognitive Status Among Older Adults Experiencing Alzheimer’s Disease and Related …