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Interventions, Outcomes, and Efficacy in Alzheimer's Disease Behavioral Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Cornelia Beck
Affiliation:
College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.

Extract

This article addresses three areas of consideration in designing behavioral studies that will assist in slowing the progression of the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The areas are (a) the type and design of intervention studies needed, (b) the development and use of outcome measures, and (c) the issue of efficacy versus effectiveness.

Type
Methodological and Design Issues
Copyright
© 1996 International Psychogeriatric Association

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