This database contains 19 studies, archived under the term: "Reminiscence and Anxiety Therapies"
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Does theatre improve the quality of life of people with dementia?
Background: A new communication method, the “Veder method”, has recently been developed. Caregivers are trained to apply this method in a group activity (“living-room theatre activity”) for people with dementia in which theatrical stimuli are used in combination with proven emotion-oriented care methods. The aim of this exploratory study was to evaluate the added value […]
REMCARE: reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family caregivers – effectiveness and cost-effectiveness pragmatic multicentre randomised trial
Woods, R. T.,
Bruce, E.,
Edwards, R. T.,
Elvish, R.,
Hoare, Z.,
Hounsome, B.,
Keady, J.,
Moniz-Cook, E. D.,
Orgeta, V.,
Orrell, M.,
Rees, J.,
Russell, I. T.
Objectives: The aim of the REMiniscence groups for people with dementia and their family CAREgivers (REMCARE) study was to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of joint reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family caregivers as compared with usual care.; Design: A multicentre, pragmatic randomised controlled trial with two parallel arms – an intervention […]
Preserving Identity and Planning for Advance Care (PIPAC): preliminary outcomes from a patient-centered intervention for individuals with mild dementia
Hilgeman, Michelle M.,
Allen, Rebecca S.,
Snow, A. Lynn,
Durkin, Daniel W.,
DeCoster, Jamie,
Burgio, Louis D.
Objectives: The purpose of this pilot study was to conduct limited-efficacy testing of the newly developed Preserving Identity and Planning for Advance Care (PIPAC) intervention on self-reported and proxy-reported emotional and health-related outcomes of individuals in the early stages of dementia.; Method: A two-group comparison design was implemented. Blocked randomization was used to assign individuals […]
Improved social interaction and increased anterior cingulate metabolism after group reminiscence with reality orientation approach for vascular dementia
Akanuma, Kyoko,
Meguro, Kenichi,
Meguro, Mitsue,
Sasaki, Eriko,
Chiba, Kentaro,
Ishii, Hiroshi,
Tanaka, Naofumi
A group reminiscence approach (GRA) with reality orientation (RO) is widely used as a psychosocial intervention for dementia. Since clinical effectiveness was reported for the intervention, interest has been directed toward areas of the neuronal network that might be being stimulated. We hypothesized that the frontal lobe associated with social interaction was being stimulated. To […]
Snoezelen, structured reminiscence therapy and 10-minutes activation in long term care residents with dementia (WISDE): study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
Berg, Almuth,
Sadowski, Katharina,
Beyrodt, Melanie,
Hanns, Stephanie,
Zimmermann, Markus,
Langer, Gero,
Becker, Christiane,
Lautenschläger, Christine,
Behrens, Johann
Background: People with dementia are often inapproachable due to symptoms of their illness. Therefore nurses should establish relationships with dementia patients via their remaining resources and facilitate communication. In order to achieve this, different targeted non-pharmacological interventions are recommended and practiced. However there is no sufficient evidence about the efficacy of most of these interventions. […]
The social treatment: the benefits of group interventions in residential care settings
Haslam, Catherine,
Haslam, S. Alexander,
Jetten, Jolanda,
Bevins, Adam,
Ravenscroft, Sophie,
Tonks, James
We report findings from an intervention study that investigates the impact of group reminiscence (GR) and individual reminiscence (IR) activities on older adults living in care settings. This research aimed to provide a theory-driven evaluation of reminiscence based on a social identity framework. This framework predicts better health outcomes for group-based interventions as a result […]
Reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family carers: pragmatic eight-centre randomised trial of joint reminiscence and maintenance versus usual treatment: a protocol
Woods, Robert T,
Bruce, Errollyn,
Edwards, Rhiannon T.,
Hounsome, Barry,
Keady, John,
Moniz-Cook, Esme D.,
Orrell, Martin,
Russell, Ian T.
Background: The growing number of people with dementia, and the increasing cost of care, provides a major incentive to develop and test methods of supporting them in the community for longer. Most attention has been given to pharmacological interventions, but there is increasing recognition that psychosocial interventions may be equally effective, even preferable where medication […]
Group reminiscence intervention in Taiwanese elders with dementia
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of structured group reminiscence therapy on behavior competence and physical functioning and to compare effectiveness of the intervention by stage of dementia in Taiwanese elders residing in institutional settings. A longitudinal experimental design was used. Seventy-seven Taiwanese elderly participants completed the study; 38 in the […]