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How do you advise older adult patients with cognitive impairment and/or caregivers who inquire about commercial cognitive apps/games for the prevention of cognitive decline?

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How frequently do you advise older adult patients with cognitive impairment and/or caregivers to engage in cognitive apps/games for the prevention of cognitive decline?

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Geriatric Medicine · Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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There is no data that suggests that participating in cognitive apps/games can help patients who already have cognitive impairment. That said, my bias is that doing something is better than doing nothing, so any cognitive challenge is better than just watching TV.

There is some data that cognitive sti...

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