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The effect of regular walks on various health aspects in older people with dementia: protocol of a randomized-controlled trial
Background: Physical activity has proven to be beneficial for physical functioning, cognition, depression, anxiety, rest-activity rhythm, quality of life (QoL), activities of daily living (ADL) and pain in older people. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of walking regularly on physical functioning, the progressive cognitive decline, level of depression, anxiety, rest-activity […]
The implementation of the serial trial intervention for pain and challenging behaviour in advanced dementia patients (STA OP!): a clustered randomized controlled trial
Pieper, Marjoleine J. C.,
Achterberg, Wilco P.,
Francke, Anneke L.,
van der Steen, Jenny T.,
Scherder, Erik J.A.,
Kovach, Christine R.
Background: Pain (physical discomfort) and challenging behaviour are highly prevalent in nursing home residents with dementia: at any given time 45-80% of nursing home residents are in pain and up to 80% have challenging behaviour. In the USA Christine Kovach developed the serial trial intervention (STI) and established that this protocol leads to less discomfort […]
Effectiveness of group music intervention against agitated behavior in elderly persons with dementia
Lin, Yu,
Chu, Hsin,
Yang, Chyn-Yng,
Chen, Chiung-Hua,
Chen, Shyi-Gen,
Chang, Hsiu-Ju,
Hsieh, Chia-Jung,
Chou, Kuei-Ru
Objectives: This study explored the effectiveness of group music intervention against agitated behavior in elderly persons with dementia.; Methods: This was an experimental study using repeated measurements. Subjects were elderly persons who suffered from dementia and resided in nursing facilities. In total, 104 participants were recruited by permuted block randomization and of the 100 subjects […]
Study protocol for the recreational stimulation for elders as a vehicle to resolve delirium superimposed on dementia (Reserve For DSD) trial
Kolanowski, Ann M.,
Fick, Donna M.,
Litaker, Mark S.,
Clare, Linda,
Leslie, Doug,
Boustani, Malaz
Background: Delirium is a state of confusion characterized by an acute and fluctuating decline in cognitive functioning. Delirium is common and deadly in older adults with dementia, and is often referred to as delirium superimposed on dementia, or DSD. Interventions that treat DSD are not well-developed because the mechanisms involved in its etiology are not […]
A randomized clinical trial of theory-based activities for the behavioral symptoms of dementia in nursing home residents
Kolanowski, Ann,
Litaker, Mark,
Buettner, Lin,
Moeller, Joyel,
Costa, Paul T., Jr.
Objectives: To test the main and interactive effects of activities derived from the Need-Driven Dementia-Compromised Behavior model for responding to behavioral symptoms in nursing home residents.; Design: Randomized double-blind clinical trial.; Setting: Nine community-based nursing homes.; Participants: One hundred twenty-eight cognitively impaired residents randomly assigned to activities adjusted to functional level (FL) (n=32), personality style […]
The effects of researcher-composed music at mealtime on agitation in nursing home residents with dementia
Ho, Shu-Yuan,
Lai, Hui-Ling,
Jeng, Shaw-Yeu,
Tang, Chih-Wei,
Sung, Huei-Chuan,
Chen, Pin-Wen
This study examined the effects of music at mealtimes on agitation in 22 nursing home residents with dementia. We used a pretest-posttest research design. We played researcher-composed music to residents at each of two mealtimes daily over a consecutive 4-week period. We observed and recorded agitation 24 hours daily for the 4-week period and the […]
Improving decision-making for feeding options in advanced dementia: a randomized, controlled trial
Hanson, Laura C.,
Carey, Timothy S.,
Caprio, Anthony J.,
Lee, Tae Joon,
Ersek, Mary,
Garrett, Joanne,
Jackman, Anne,
Gilliam, Robin,
Wessell, Kathryn,
Mitchell, Susan L.
Objectives: To test whether a decision aid improves quality of decision-making about feeding options in advanced dementia.; Design: Cluster randomized controlled trial.; Setting: Twenty-four nursing homes in North Carolina.; Participants: Residents with advanced dementia and feeding problems and their surrogates.; Intervention: Intervention surrogates received an audio or print decision aid on feeding options in advanced […]
Non-pharmacological, multicomponent group therapy in patients with degenerative dementia: a 12-month randomizied, controlled trial
Graessel, Elmar,
Stemmer, Renate,
Eichenseer, Birgit,
Pickel, Sabine,
Donath, Carolin,
Kornhuber, Johannes,
Luttenberger, Katharina
Background: Currently available pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments have shown only modest effects in slowing the progression of dementia. Our objective was to assess the impact of a long-term non-pharmacological group intervention on cognitive function in dementia patients and on their ability to carry out activities of daily living compared to a control group receiving the […]