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Snoezelen, structured reminiscence therapy and 10-minutes activation in long term care residents with dementia (WISDE): study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Authors

Berg, Almuth, Sadowski, Katharina, Beyrodt, Melanie, Hanns, Stephanie, Zimmermann, Markus, Langer, Gero, Becker, Christiane, Lautenschläger, Christine, Behrens, Johann

Journal

BMC Geriatrics, Volume: 10, Pages.: 5-5

Year of Publication

2010

Abstract

Background: People with dementia are often inapproachable due to symptoms of their illness. Therefore nurses should establish relationships with dementia patients via their remaining resources and facilitate communication. In order to achieve this, different targeted non-pharmacological interventions are recommended and practiced. However there is no sufficient evidence about the efficacy of most of these interventions. A number of publications highlight the urgent need for methodological sound studies so that more robust conclusions may be drawn.; Methods/design: The trial is designed as a cluster randomized controlled trial with 20 nursing homes in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt (Germany) as the units of randomization. Nursing homes will be randomly allocated into 4 study groups consisting of 5 clusters and 90 residents: snoezelen, structured reminiscence therapy, 10-minutes activation or unstructured verbal communication (control group). The purpose is to determine whether the interventions are effective to reduce apathy in long-term care residents with dementia (N = 360) as the main outcome measure. Assessments will be done at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months after beginning of the interventions.; Discussion: This trial will particularly contribute to the evidence on efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions in dementia care.; Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00653731.;

Bibtex Citation

@article{Berg_2010, doi = {10.1186/1471-2318-10-5}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-5}, year = 2010, month = {jan}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, volume = {10}, number = {1}, author = {Almuth Berg and Katharina Sadowski and Melanie Beyrodt and Stephanie Hanns and Markus Zimmermann and Gero Langer and Christiane Becker and Christine Lautenschläger and Johann Behrens}, title = {Snoezelen, structured reminiscence therapy and 10-minutes activation in long term care residents with dementia ({WISDE}): study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial}, journal = {{BMC} Geriatr} }

Keywords

aged, clinical protocols, cluster analysis, dementia, epidemiology, homes for the aged, humans, long term care, methods, nursing care, nursing homes, psychology, sensory, therapy, time factors

Countries of Study

Germany

Types of Dementia

Dementia (general / unspecified)

Types of Study

Cluster RCT, Randomised Controlled Trial

Type of Outcomes

Behaviour

Settings

Nursing Homes

Type of Interventions

Non-pharmacological Treatment

Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

Other, Reminiscence and Anxiety Therapies