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The benefits of implementing a computerized intervention-management-system (IMS) on delivering integrated dementia care in the primary care setting
Eichler, Tilly,
Thyrian, Jochen René,
Fredrich, Daniel,
Kohler, Leonore,
Wucherer, Diana,
Michalowsky, Bernhard,
Dreier, Adina,
Hoffmann, Wolfgang
Background: A computerized Intervention-Management-System (IMS) has been developed and implemented to facilitate dementia care management. IMS is a rule-based expert decision support system that matches individual patient characteristics to a computerized knowledge base. One of the most important functionalities of IMS is to support the compilation of the individual intervention plan by systematically identifying unmet […]
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 […]
Can a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: protocol paper for the i-FOCIS randomised controlled trial
Close, Jacqueline C. T.,
Wesson, Jacqueline,
Sherrington, Catherine,
Hill, Keith D.,
Kurrle, Sue,
Lord, Stephen R.,
Brodaty, Henry,
Howard, Kirsten,
Gitlin, Laura N,
O'Rourke, Sandra D.,
Clemson, Lindy
Background: The rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment (CI) is twice that of a cognitively intact population, with almost two thirds of people with CI falling annually. Studies indicate that exercise involving balance and/or a home hazard reduction program are effective in preventing falls in cognitively intact older people. However […]
Public-private partnerships improve health outcomes in individuals with early stage Alzheimer’s disease
Purpose: In a collaborative effort between the Missouri Department of Health, Area Agencies on Aging (AAA), Alzheimer Association, and academic researchers, we tested whether early dementia detection and comprehensive care consultations would improve health outcomes in care receivers (CRs) and their family caregivers (FCGs), therefore addressing an important public health concern.; Participants and Methods: A […]
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 […]
Effect of Active Music Therapy and Individualized Listening to Music on Dementia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Raglio, A.,
Bellandi, D.,
Baiardi, P.,
Gianotti, M.,
Ubezio, M.C.,
Zanacchi, E.,
Granieri, E.,
Imbriani, M.,
Stramba-Badiale, M.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of active music therapy (MT) and individualized listening to music (LtM) on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSDs) in persons with dementia (PWDs). DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Nine Italian institutions. PARTICIPANTS: Persons with moderate to severe dementia and BPSDs (N = 120) were randomized to one of three […]
Cognitive, emotional, and social benefits of regular musical activities in early dementia: randomized controlled study
Sarkamo, T.,
Tervaniemi, M.,
Laitinen, S.,
Numminen, A.,
Kurki, M.,
Johnson, J. K.,
Rantanen, P.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: During aging, musical activities can help maintain physical and mental health and cognitive abilities, but their rehabilitative use has not been systematically explored in persons with dementia (PWDs). Our aim was to determine the efficacy of a novel music intervention based on coaching the caregivers of PWDs to use either singing […]
A new combined strategy to implement a community occupational therapy intervention: designing a cluster randomized controlled trial
Döpp, Carola M. E.,
Graff, Maud J. L.,
Teerenstra, Steven,
Adang, Eddy,
Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Ria W. G.,
Olderikkert, Marcel G. M.,
Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra J. F. J.
Background: Even effective interventions for people with dementia and their caregivers require specific implementation efforts. A pilot study showed that the highly effective community occupational therapy in dementia (COTiD) program was not implemented optimally due to various barriers. To decrease these barriers and make implementation of the program more effective a combined implementation (CI) strategy […]