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Does theatre improve the quality of life of people with dementia?
Background: A new communication method, the “Veder method”, has recently been developed. Caregivers are trained to apply this method in a group activity (“living-room theatre activity”) for people with dementia in which theatrical stimuli are used in combination with proven emotion-oriented care methods. The aim of this exploratory study was to evaluate the added value […]
A benefit-finding intervention for family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer disease: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Cheng, Sheung-Tak,
Lau, Rosanna W. L.,
Mak, Emily P. M.,
Ng, Natalie S. S.,
Lam, Linda C. W.,
Fung, Helene H.,
Lai, Julian C. L.,
Kwok, Timothy,
Lee, Diana T. F.
Background: Caregivers of relatives with Alzheimer’s disease are highly stressed and at risk for physical and psychiatric conditions. Interventions are usually focused on providing caregivers with knowledge of dementia, skills, and/or support, to help them cope with the stress. This model, though true to a certain extent, ignores how caregiver stress is construed in the […]
Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIE): qualitative analysis of a clinical trial in older adults with dementia
Wu, E.,
Barnes, D. E.,
Ackerman, S. L.,
Lee, J.,
Chesney, M.,
Mehling, W. E.
OBJECTIVES: Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIE) is a novel, integrative exercise program for individuals with dementia that combines elements of different conventional and complementary exercise modalities (e.g. tai-chi, yoga, Feldenkrais, and dance movement therapy) and focuses on training procedural memory for basic functional movements (e.g., sit-to-stand) while increasing mindful body awareness and facilitating […]
Cognitive, emotional, and social benefits of regular musical activities in early dementia: randomized controlled study
Sarkamo, T.,
Tervaniemi, M.,
Laitinen, S.,
Numminen, A.,
Kurki, M.,
Johnson, J. K.,
Rantanen, P.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: During aging, musical activities can help maintain physical and mental health and cognitive abilities, but their rehabilitative use has not been systematically explored in persons with dementia (PWDs). Our aim was to determine the efficacy of a novel music intervention based on coaching the caregivers of PWDs to use either singing […]
Is emotional memory enhancement preserved in amnestic mild cognitive impairment? Evidence from separating recollection and familiarity
Wang, Pengyun,
Li, Juan,
Li, Huijie,
Li, Bing,
Jiang, Yang,
Bao, Feng,
Zhang, Shouzi
Objective: This study investigated whether the observed absence of emotional memory enhancement in recognition tasks in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) could be related to their greater proportion of familiarity-based responses for all stimuli, and whether recognition tests with emotional items had better discriminative power for aMCI patients than those with neutral items.; […]
Effects of a robot pet-assisted program for elderly people with dementia
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects on the cognitive function, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), mood, social behaviors, and problematic behaviors of robot pet-assisted program for elderly people with dementia.; Methods: This study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants were 32 elders with dementia. Seventeen were assigned […]
The implementation of integrated emotion-oriented care: did it actually change the attitude, skills and time spent of trained caregivers?
van der Kooij, C.,
Droes, R.,
de Lange, J.,
Ettema, T.,
Cools, H.,
van Tilburg, W.
Background: Successful implementation is a vital precondition for investigating the outcome of care innovation. This study concerned the evaluation of the implementation of integrated emotion-oriented care (IEOC) in psychogeriatric nursing home wards. The main question was whether the trained caregivers actually applied the knowledge and techniques of IEOC during their daily work.; Methods: The study […]