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The influence of Nintendo-Wii® bowling upon residents of retirement homes
The few studies dealing with the positive effects of health and well-being of older people are only one-sided. The aim of the study therefore was to analyze the effects of Nintendo-Wii® bowling on daily function, state of dementia, quality of life, cognition and motor skills in retirement home inhabitants. The study was performed with 27 […]
Providing activity for people with dementia in care homes: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Wenborn, Jennifer,
Challis, David,
Head, Jenny,
Miranda-Castillo, Claudia,
Popham, Carolyn,
Thakur, Ruchi,
Illes, Jacqueline,
Orrell, Martin
Background: Activity levels remain low in care homes, but activity engagement can enhance residents’ quality of life.; Aim: This study aimed to assess an occupational therapy programme designed to enable care home staff to increase activity provision.; Method: A cluster randomised controlled trial with blinded assessment of outcome was conducted. A total of 210 residents […]
A randomized controlled trial for an individualized positive psychosocial intervention for the affective and behavioral symptoms of dementia in nursing home residents
Van Haitsma, K. S.,
Curyto, K.,
Abbott, K. M.,
Towsley, G. L.,
Spector, A.,
Kleban, M.
Objectives: This randomized controlled study tested the effectiveness of individualized activities, led by certified nursing assistants (CNAs), to increase positive and reduce negative affect and behavior among nursing home residents with dementia. Method: Nursing home residents with mild to advanced dementia (N = 180) were randomly assigned to usual care (UC, n = 93) or […]
Improved end-of-life care for patients with dementia: greater family satisfaction and possibly greater end-of-life comfort
van der Steen, Jenny T.,
van Soest-Poortvliet, Mirjam C.,
Gijsberts, Marie-José H. E.,
Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D.,
Achterberg, Wilco P.,
Ribbe, Miel W.,
Deliens, Luc,
de Vet, Henrica C. W.
Objective: To analyse possible trends in families’ evaluations of the quality of end-of-life care and the quality of dying in dementia.; Design: Analysis of individual patient data from 3 studies (2 solely retrospective (after death) and 1 partly prospective).; Method: We combined data on 372 residents with dementia from 38 nursing homes and 13 residential […]
A randomized crossover trial to study the effect of personalized, one-to-one interaction using Montessori-based activities on agitation, affect, and engagement in nursing home residents with Dementia
van der Ploeg, Eva S,
Eppingstall, Barbara,
Camp, Cameron J.,
Runci, Susannah J.,
Taffe, John,
O'Connor, Daniel W.
Background: Increasingly more attention has been paid to non-pharmacological interventions as treatment of agitated behaviors that accompany dementia. The aim of the current study is to test if personalized one-to-one interaction activities based on Montessori principles will improve agitation, affect, and engagement more than a relevant control condition.; Methods: We conducted a randomized crossover trial […]
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 […]
The economics of dementia-care mapping in nursing homes: A cluster-randomised controlled trial
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: […]