title: Feasibility of providing computer activities for nursing home residents with dementia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nursing home residents with dementia need cognitively stimulating and enjoyable activities, and computer technology offers them a means of engaging in such activities. This study therefore examined the feasibility of providing a 12-week computer activity program (CAP) for nursing homes residents with dementia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourteen participants completed the CAP, and 462 observational logs of CAP sessions were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On average, participants completed 33 sessions amounting to 936.5 minutes over 12 weeks. Participants with mild and moderate dementia preferred playing a cognitively challenging game such as solitaire, while those with severe dementia enjoyed watching slideshows with music.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings suggest that it is important to match computer activities to interests and cognitive ability in order to increase participation and satisfaction of NH residents with dementia.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham Street Slot #529, Little Rock, AR72205, U.S.A., ; , taksunghee@uams.edu.
authors.forename: Sunghee H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tak
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham Street, Slot 808, Little Rock, AR72205, ; Fax) 501-526-5760;, beckcornelia@uams.edu.
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Ave. Memphis, TN 38163, ; , shong6@uthsc.edu.
authors.forename: Song Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hong
keywords: Activity; Computer; Dementia; Intervention; Nursing home; Stimulation