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Sharing meals with institutionalized people with dementia: A natural experiment
Nutritional deficiency can have dramatic effects on the physical and psychological status of older adults. Although food supplements can enhance nutritional status, several authors suggest that more ecological means could also have beneficial impacts. Therefore, a natural experiment was conducted to study the impact of changed mealtime experiences for people with Alzheimer-type dementia. Two special […]
Health and nutrition promotion program for patients with dementia (NutriAlz): cluster randomized trial
Salva, A.,
Andrieu, S.,
Fernandez, E.,
Schiffrin, E. J.,
Moulin, J.,
Decarli, B.,
Rojano-i-Luque, X.,
Guigoz, Y.,
Vellas, B.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of health and nutrition program (NutriAlz) versus usual care on functional level in elderly people with dementia living at home, as well as on clinical practice related to nutrition and on the caregiver’s burden.; Design: Cluster randomized multi-centre study with one-year follow-up.; Setting: 11 Alzheimer outpatients and day care centres […]
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 […]
Effects of dementia-care mapping on residents and staff of care homes: a pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial
van de Ven, Geertje,
Draskovic, Irena,
Adang, Eddy M. M.,
Donders, Rogier,
Zuidema, Sytse U.,
Koopmans, Raymond T. C. M.,
Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra J. F. J.
Background: The effectiveness of dementia-care mapping (DCM) for institutionalised people with dementia has been demonstrated in an explanatory cluster-randomised controlled trial (cRCT) with two DCM researchers carrying out the DCM intervention. In order to be able to inform daily practice, we studied DCM effectiveness in a pragmatic cRCT involving a wide range of care homes […]
A randomized controlled pilot study to evaluate a technology platform for the assisted living of people with dementia and their carers
Torkamani, Mariam,
McDonald, Louise,
Saez Aguayo, Ignasi,
Kanios, Christos,
Katsanou, Maria-Nefeli,
Madeley, Laura,
Limousin, Patricia D.,
Lees, Andrew J.,
Haritou, Maria,
Jahanshahi, Marjan
The use of telemedicine is becoming increasingly popular in assisting with the home management of People with Dementia (PwD) by offering services to the carers that may enhance their ability to care for their relative for longer. A computerized platform, ALADDIN, was evaluated in its usefulness to reduce carer burden and distress and to improve […]
The long-term effect of group living homes versus regular nursing homes for people with dementia on psychological distress of informal caregivers
Smit, Dieneke,
te Boekhorst, Selma,
de Lange, Jacomine,
Depla, Marja F.I.A.,
Eefsting, Jan A.,
Pot, Anne-Margriet
Objective: In this follow-up study, the long-term influence of group living homes (GLHs) on informal caregiver distress was compared with modern yet regular nursing homes (NHs).; Method: Informal caregivers of GLH (N = 37) and NH residents (N = 49) were studied at the time of admission, 6 months thereafter, and approximately 24 months after […]
Effect of shunt operation on idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus patients in reducing caregiver burden: evidence from SINPHONI
Kazui, Hiroaki,
Mori, Etsuro,
Hashimoto, Masaaki,
Ishikawa, Masatsune,
Hirono, Nobutsugu,
Takeda, Masatoshi
Background/aims: Patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) are often given shunt operations to reduce the triad symptoms (cognitive impairment, gait disturbance and urinary disturbance). We examined whether they also reduce caregiver burden.; Methods: The personal strain (PS) and role strain (RS) factors, which are related to the stress and constraints, respectively, on the caregivers […]