Table 4.

Cognitive training activities and effectiveness in the day-care nursing home.

Activity	Task	Stimulated cognitive constructs
		Attention	Executive function	Memory	Language	Visuospatial function
Drawing and clipping	Create paintings by free drawing and clipping	v	v			v
Karaoke	Sing after arranging lyrics using character squares (see Figure 3D)	v	v	v	v
Lyrics arrangement using character squares		v	v			v
Outdoor trip	Interact and communicate with companions (see Figure 3C)	v	v	v	v
Foot-bathing		v	v	v	v
Product catalog clipping	Calculate costs in a simulated shopping context (see Figure 3A)	v	v	v
Calendar board	Change cards indicating the date, season, weather and holiday (see Figure 3B)	v	v	v
Making cake	A computer game guiding people to bake a cake step by step	v	v	v		v
Folding of balloons	Accomplish the task by following numerous steps	v	v	v		v
Handicrafts		v	v	v		v