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Nursing interventions in cases of agitation and dementia

This study had two objectives: firstly, to assess and compare the frequency and circumstances of agitation and, secondly, to generate decision-making aids for the treatment of agitation patients...

Telephone-delivered psychoeducational intervention for Hong Kong Chinese dementia caregivers: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial

...PWD were randomly allocated into an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group received psychoeducation from a registered social worker over the phone for 12 sessions. Caregivers in...

Effectiveness of online cognitive behavioral therapy on family caregivers of people with dementia

Purpose: Family caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) may receive caregiver training because of logistical constraints and privacy concerns. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an online intervention...

Effects of a creative expression intervention on emotions, communication, and quality of life in persons with dementia

...7 (p < .05). Small to moderate treatment effects were found for Week 7 social communication (d = .49) and basic needs communication (d = .43). A larger effect was...

Validation study of the prototype of a disease-specific index measure for health-related quality of life in dementia

...assess validity we undertook a survey under 241 dementia professionals. Measurements consisted of ranking (1-5) and rating (1-10) of 5 dementia-specific DQI domains (memory, orientation, independence, social activities and mood)...

Service users’ involvement in the development of a maintenance cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) programme: A comparison of the views of people with dementia, staff and family carers

This study reports on the process of developing a maintenance programme manual following the Medical Research Council guidelines representing the ‘phase I’ or modelling. This study uses an...

Evidence for neurocognitive plasticity in at-risk older adults: the experience corps program

...Objective: To determine whether Experience Corps (EC), a social service program, would improve age-vulnerable executive functions and increase activity in brain regions in a high-risk group through increased cognitive...

Reducing verbal agitation in people with dementia: evaluation of an intervention based on the satisfaction of basic needs

...26). An individualized multicomponent intervention addressing needs for comfort, social interaction and sensory stimulation was applied by a therapist during 30 min sessions during the time of day when VA...

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