Skill learning in patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease: a prospective pilot-study of waltz-lessons

Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2002 Dec;17(12):1155-6. doi: 10.1002/gps.705.

Abstract

The authors report the effect of a 12-day prospective, blinded dance-learning trial in 5 patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 5 age-matched depressed patients. Patients with AD showed a significant effect in procedural learning whereas depressed patients did not. These findings suggest potential implications for therapeutic interventions in patients with moderate AD.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Alzheimer Disease / rehabilitation*
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Dance Therapy / methods*
  • Depressive Disorder / rehabilitation*
  • Humans
  • Learning
  • Pilot Projects
  • Prospective Studies