Proactive Cognitive Stimulation for Younger Adults With Down Syndrome. A Feasibility Randomised Control Trial.
Background: Most adults with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in their 30s, yet research into cognitive health programmes for this group remains limited. Method: A mixed‐methods feasibility randomised control trial (RCT) evaluated an adapted, manualised group‐based cognitive...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 1 - 18 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2025
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