Dynamic Visual Therapy for Alzheimer Patients

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Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman
Mustafa Halabi Azahari

Abstract

Intervention by using dynamic visual technology can be a persuasive nourishment mechanism in order to enrich the quality of life for individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Interventions that contain reminiscence use the person's creativity and memoirs to implicate them in activities that may offer a variety of aids. Unfortunately, the design of this technology can be a byzantine procedure. The objective of this study is to determine the role of dynamic visual as a form to enhance reminiscence psychoanalysis therapy for the patient with AD. Emphasizing of the subject was done on individuals who suffered mild stage of AD.

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Kamaruzaman, M. F., & Azahari, M. H. (2018). Dynamic Visual Therapy for Alzheimer Patients. Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies, 3(8), 47–56. https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v3i8.277

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