Kuiper, D., Dijkstra, G. J., Tuinstra, J., Groothoff, J. W.

The prevalence of behavioural problems in nursing home residents with dementia is high. Knowledge based on practical experiences suggests that problems diminish when caregivers are better able to recognize and acknowledge the individual psychosocial needs of residents. Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is a method designed to support caregivers in providing person centered care. After implementing […]

van de Ven, Geertje, Draskovic, Irena, Adang, Eddy M. M., Donders, Rogier A. R. T., Post, Aukje, Zuidema, Sytse U., Koopmans, Raymond T. C. M., Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra J. F. J.

Background: The effectiveness and efficiency of nursing-home dementia care are suboptimal: there are high rates of neuropsychiatric symptoms among the residents and work-related stress among the staff. Dementia-care mapping is a person-centred care method that may alleviate both the resident and the staff problems. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness […]

Jeon, Yun-Hee, Luscombe, Georgina, Chenoweth, Lynn, Stein-Parbury, Jane, Brodaty, Henry, King, Madeleine, Haas, Marion

Background: Dementia care mapping and person centred care are well-accepted as processes for improving care and well-being for persons with dementia living in the residential setting. However, the impact of dementia care mapping and person centred care on staff has not been well researched.; Objectives: The impact of person centred care and dementia care mapping […]

Halek, Margareta, Dichter, Martin Nikolaus, Quasdorf, Tina, Riesner, Christine, Bartholomeyczik, Sabine

Background: The main objective of care for people with dementia is the maintenance and promotion of quality of life (Qol). Most of the residents in nursing homes have challenging behaviors that strongly affect their Qol. Person-centered care (PCC) is an approach that aims to achieve the best possible Qol and to reduce challenging behaviors. Dementia […]

van de Ven, Geertje, Draskovic, Irena, van Herpen, Elke, Koopmans, Raymond T. C. M., Donders, Rogier, Zuidema, Sytse U., Adang, Eddy M. M., Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra J. F. J.

Background: Dementia-care mapping (DCM) is a cyclic intervention aiming at reducing neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with dementia in nursing homes. Alongside an 18-month cluster-randomized controlled trial in which we studied the effectiveness of DCM on residents and staff outcomes, we investigated differences in costs of care between DCM and usual care in nursing homes. Methods: […]

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 […]

SHINAGAWA, Shunichiro, YATABE, Yusuke, Hashimoto, Mamoru, NAKAYAMA, Kazuhiko, Ikeda, Manabu

Background: Family members’ observations of daily life are important for the diagnosis and treatment of dementia. However, elderly people are increasingly living alone, and family structures tend to differ between inner-city areas and regional areas. We aimed to compare the family caregiving infrastructure of demented elderly visiting a memory clinic.; Methods: Subjects were consecutive outpatients […]