title: Problem-solving strategies in dementia patient-caregiver dyads.
abstract: Examined was the applicability of concepts of the zone of proximal development and scaffolding to the study of dementia. Caregiver-patient dyads were compared to normal elderly dyads in the instructional strategies they used to complete the Block Design subtest of the WAIS-R. Shown by the results was that the use of a detailed behavioral coding scheme was successful in documenting systematic differences between the two groups. Potential use in assessment and intervention is discussed.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cavanaugh
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mowery
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Niederehe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frugé
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Volpendesta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010153:Paired-Associate Learning; D011340:Problem Solving; D015397:Program Evaluation