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Padua Rehabilitation Tool: A Pilot Study on Patients with Dementia

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Over the past 20 years, research led to the development of new technologies to improve the quality of life of brain damaged patients. One of these technologies used for cognitive rehabilitation is the tablet devices. Here we present the results of the first iPad application for cognitive rehabilitation specifically designed and developed for Italian patients with acquired brain deficits, comparing three different treatment conditions. The results obtained reveal good level of appreciation and efficacy both in cognitive and in neuropsychiatric domain for the patients that used the Padua Rehabilitation Tool.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy

    Stefano Cardullo, Pesenti Ambra, Luciano Gamberini & Daniela Mapelli

  2. Human Inspired Technology Research Centre (HIT), University of Padova, Padua, Italy

    Stefano Cardullo, Pesenti Ambra, Luciano Gamberini & Daniela Mapelli

  3. Centro Residenziale per Anziani, Cittadella, PD, Italy

    Pes Maria Valeria & Tognon Ilaria

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Cardullo, S., Valeria, P.M., Ilaria, T., Ambra, P., Gamberini, L., Mapelli, D. (2016). Padua Rehabilitation Tool: A Pilot Study on Patients with Dementia. In: De Gloria, A., Veltkamp, R. (eds) Games and Learning Alliance. GALA 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9599. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_31

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