Beer, Christopher, Lowry, Rachel, Horner, Barbara, Almeida, Osvaldo P., Scherer, Samuel, Lautenschlager, Nicola T., Bretland, Nick, Flett, Penelope, Schaper, Frank, Flicker, Leon

Background: Despite high levels of participation in dementia education, general practitioners (GPs) and residential care facility (RCF) staff report perceived learning needs. Small group education, which is flexible, individualized, practical and case-based, is sought. We aimed to develop educational interventions for GPs and RCF staff tailored to meet their perceived educational needs.; Methods: We used […]

Testad, Ingelin, Ballard, Clive, Brønnick, Kolbjørn, Aarsland, Dag

Introduction: Agitation is common in dementia and is associated with use of restraints and use of psychotropic drugs. The aim of this study was to determine whether an education and supervision intervention could reduce agitation and the use of restraints and antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes.; Method: Four Norwegian nursing homes were randomly allocated to […]

Beer, Christopher D., Horner, Barbara, Almeida, Osvaldo P., Scherer, Samuel, Lautenschlager, Nicola T., Bretland, Nick, Flett, Penelope, Schaper, Frank, Flicker, Leon

Background: There is scope to improve the quality of life (QOL) of people with dementia living in residential care facilities (RCF). The DIRECT study will determine if delivery of education to General Practitioners (GPs) and care staff improves the quality of life of residential care recipients with cognitive impairment.; Methods/design: A prospective randomised controlled trial […]

Streater, Amy, Spector, Aimee, Aguirre, Elisa, Hoe, Juanita, Hoare, Zoe, Woods, Robert, Russell, Ian, Orrell, Martin

Background: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a psychosocial evidence-based group intervention for people with dementia recommended by the UK NICE guidelines. In clinical trials, CST has been shown to improve cognition and quality of life, but little is known about the best way of ensuring implementation of CST in practice settings. A recent pilot study […]

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 […]

Marques, A., Cruz, J., Barbosa, A., Figueiredo, D., Sousa, L. X.

This study examined the short-, mid-, and long-term effects of a motor and multisensory care-based approach on (i) the behavior of institutionalized residents with dementia and (ii) care practices according to staff perspective. In all, 6 residents with moderate to severe dementia (mean age 80.83 ± 10.87 years) and 6 staff members (40 ± 10.87 […]

Felten, Kristen, Duschene, Kathie, MacFarlane, Dana, Price, Susan, Zimmerman, Suanne, Hafez, Stephanie, La Rue, Asenath

Interventions that stimulate and engage individuals with dementia physically, cognitively, and socially offer promise for improving health and well-being and for potentially slowing functional losses with disease progression. We describe a volunteer-based intervention that combines physical exercise, cognitive-linguistic stimulation, and social outings for older persons living with dementia in rural communities. One-year follow-up data, although […]

Ikegami, Naoki, Ikezaki, Sumie

Objectives: To describe end-of-life care in Japanese nursing homes by comparing facility and characteristics of residents dying in nursing homes with those who had been transferred and had died in hospitals, and by comparing the quality of end-of-life care with hospitals and with their respective counterparts in the United States.; Setting: National sample of 653 […]

Gallagher, Maribeth

The ongoing extension of the average human lifespan in most parts of the world forecasts an unprecedented number of aging adults developing Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, commonly referred to as agitated behaviours, are estimated to occur in over 80% of patients and are typically treated using antipsychotic medications, […]