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Abstracts
Appel, L., Kisonas, E., Appel, E., Rosenberg, J., and Smith, C. (2020).
Administering Virtual Reality Therapy to Manage Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Patients with Dementia Admitted to an Acute-care Hospital: Results of a Pilot Study.
13th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) November 4-7.
Journal of Preventative Alzheimer’s Disease,
7(S1):S55-S119.
Chen, B., Appel, L., Kisonas, E., Appel, E., Rosenberg, J., and Smith, C. (2020).
Predicting Response to Virtual Reality Therapy for Treatment of BPSD in Acute-care Settings.
13th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) November 4-7.
Journal of Preventative Alzheimer’s Disease,
7(S1):S55-S119.
Appel, L., Narang, T., Ali, S., Wiseman, M., Ein, E., Orchanian-Cheff, A., and Campos, J. (2020)
Exploring evaluation methods of Virtual Reality interventions for individuals living with Dementia: a scoping review.
10th Canadian Conference on Dementia (CCD) Québec City, October 3, 2019.
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 23(1), 4-87
Appel, L., Kisonas, E., Appel, E., Rosenberg, J., and Smith, C. (2020).
Virtual Reality therapy for inpatients with dementia admitted to an acute-care hospital: Learnings from a pilot to pave the way to a randomized controlled trial.
13th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) November 4-7.
Journal of Preventative Alzheimer’s Disease,
7(S1):S55-S119.
Appel, L., Ali, S., Narang, T., Wiseman, M., Ein, E., Orchanian-Cheff, A., and Campos, J. (2020).
Exploring technological characteristics of Virtual Reality interventions for individuals living with Dementia: a scoping review.
10th Canadian Conference on Dementia (CCD) Québec City, October 3, 2019.
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 23(1), 4-87
Appel, L., Bogler, O., Appel, E., Wiseman, M., Cohen, L., Hill, D., Ein, N., Abrams, H., and Campos, J. (2018).
Prescribing Virtual Reality (VRx): Can exposure to simulated natural environments using Virtual Reality (VR) offer an alternative therapy for those living with dementia/ cognitive impairment who are limited from being outside?
9th Canadian Conference on Dementia (CCD) Toronto, November 2017.
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 21(1), 71-133