A Computer-Based Intervention for the Education and Therapy of Institutionalized Older Adults.

McConatha, Jasmin Tahmaseb|And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ506055

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277

A Computer-Based Intervention for the Education and Therapy of Institutionalized Older Adults.

McConatha, Jasmin Tahmaseb; And Others

Educational Gerontology, v21 n2 p129-38 Mar 1995

In a group of 29 nursing home residents, 14 were taught to use Prodigy for electronic mail, bulletin boards, and electronic games; 15 participated in regular activities. Computer interaction effectively increased cognitive abilities and daily living skills and decreased the level of depression. (SK)

Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computers, Institutionalized Persons, Intervention, Older Adults, Psychoeducational Methods

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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