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Using silver yoga exercises to promote physical and mental health of elders with dementia in long-term care facilities

...Background: This study aimed to test the effects of yoga exercises on the physical and mental health of elderly people with dementia living in long-term care facilities.; Methods: A...

Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version of the Person-Centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT)

...Background: Person-centered care is a multidimensional concept describing good care, especially within aged care and care for people with dementia. Research studies evaluating person-centered care interventions seldom use direct...

Elder-Clowning in Long-Term Dementia Care: Results of a Pilot Study

...(N = 23), and their care aides. INTERVENTION: A pair of elder-clowns visited all residents twice weekly (~10 minutes per visit) for 12 weeks. They used improvisation, humor, empathy, and...

Prediction of dementia in primary care patients

...Background: Current approaches for AD prediction are based on biomarkers, which are however of restricted availability in primary care. AD prediction tools for primary care are therefore needed. We...

The effects of group living homes on older people with dementia: a comparison with traditional nursing home care

...the study groups and the use of different informants on T0 and T1. Future nursing home care may very well be a combination of the best group living care and...

Helping carers to care–the 10/66 dementia research group’s randomized control trial of a caregiver intervention in Russia

...medical care as usual (n = 30) or medical care as usual only (n = 30). Caregiver and person with dementia outcomes were assessed at baseline and after 6 months.;...

A randomized controlled trial of an activity specific exercise program for individuals with Alzheimer disease in long-term care settings

...Objective: To determine whether an activity specific exercise program could improve ability to perform basic mobility activities in long-term care residents with Alzheimer disease (AD).; Design: Randomized, controlled, single-blinded...

A chronic grief intervention for dementia family caregivers in long-term care

...Dementia caregivers do not relinquish their role after placing family members in long-term care and they experience increased chronic grief. The Chronic Grief Management Intervention (CGMI) is a12-week group-based...

Keeping up health promotion practices in specialized day care units for people with dementia

...Background: Health promotion practices hold promises for elderly individuals’ quality of life. This article shows that such practices can be promoted in specialized day care units for individuals with...

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