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Study protocol of a randomised controlled group trial of client and care outcomes in the residential dementia care setting
Chenoweth, Lynn,
King, Madeleine,
Luscombe, Georgina,
Forbes, Ian,
Jeon, Yun-Hee,
Parbury, Jane Stein,
Brodaty, Henry,
Fleming, Richard,
Haas, Marion
Purpose: Literature suggests that quality of life (QOL), quality of care (QOC) and Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) can be improved by relatively simple and inexpensive person-centred approaches to nursing care practices (PCC) and modifications to physical environment (PCE). Most research on this topic is observational and few randomised controlled trials have included […]
Training in dementia care: a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a training program for nursing home staff in Germany
Kuske, Bettina,
Luck, Tobias,
Hanns, Stephanie,
Matschinger, Herbert,
Angermeyer, Matthias C.,
Behrens, Johann,
Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.
Background: This study examines the effectiveness of a nursing home staff training program designed to improve the interaction between residents with dementia and their caregivers.; Methods: A three-arm cluster-randomized and controlled population of 96 caregivers and 210 residents was used. Caregivers of the intervention group (IG) received a three-month training program in dementia care. Data […]
Non-pharmacological management of behavioural symptoms of dementia
This article describes a 6-month pilot project in which a community mental health team provided a dementia inreach service into 4 care homes in Birmingham, UK. The project included analysis of the impact of the service at the end of the project as well as a literature review of dementia care in care homes, and […]
Coming to grips with challenging behaviour: A cluster randomised controlled trial on the effects of a new care programme for challenging behaviour on burnout, job satisfaction and job demands of care staff on dementia special care units
Zwijsen, S. A.,
Gerritsen, D.L.,
Eefsting, J.A.,
Smalbrugge, M.,
Hertogh, C. M. P. M.,
Pot, A.M.
Background: Caring for people with dementia in dementia special care units is a demanding job. Challenging behaviour is one of the factors influencing the job satisfaction and burnout of care staff. A care programme for the challenging behaviour of nursing home residents with dementia might, next to diminishing the challenging behaviour of residents, improve job […]
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 […]
Vital conversations with family in the nursing home: preparation for end-stage dementia care
Family members of persons with advanced dementia may be asked to make complex treatment decisions without having adequate knowledge regarding the risks and benefits. This 6-month, prospective, randomized trial tested the effect of an intervention consisting of a face-to-face, structured conversation about end-of-life care options with family members of nursing home residents with advanced dementia. […]
Management of apathy in nursing homes using a teaching program for care staff: the STIM-EHPAD study
Leone, Elsa,
Deudon, Audrey,
Bauchet, Murielle,
Laye, Mathilde,
Bordone, Nathalie,
Lee, Ji-Hyun,
Piano, Julie,
Friedman, Leah,
David, Renaud,
Delva, Fleur,
Brocker, Patrice,
Yesavage, Jerome,
Robert, Philippe Henri
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing home (NH) staff education to manage apathy in older individuals with a diagnosis of dementia.; Methods: Sixteen NHs agreed to participate, and 230 demented apathetic residents were randomly assigned to the reference group (RG) or the intervention group (IG). IG received a month of […]
Nursing homes and end-of-life care in Japan
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 […]