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The project proposes a comprehensive preventive program of dementia in elderlies with minor cognitive disorders due to neurodegenerative diseases. The program combines physical and cognitive training, by means of an integrated technological system composed of a Virtual Environment, simulating daily activities, a smart garment measuring physiological parameters, a bicycle ergometer and tailoring the system to the specific patient’s status. Preliminary results confirm the feasibility of this intervention and appear promising in order to contrast age-related cognitive neurodegeneration.
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The project was supported by grants “Progetto di interesse Invecchiamento CNR: Goji and WP3.7”.
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Marzorati, M. et al. (2017). Supporting Physical and Cognitive Training for Preventing the Occurrence of Dementia Using an Integrated System: A Pilot Study. In: Perego, P., Andreoni, G., Rizzo, G. (eds) Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. MobiHealth 2016. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 192. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_46
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