Exercise-based therapy may improve health status for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or dementia but cannot work without adherence, which has proven difficult.
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Month: September 2017
Structured physical exercise improves neuropsychiatric symptoms in acute dementia care: A hospital-based RCT (Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy, 2017, 9(1) p.68-76)
The primary objective of this trial is to investigate the effects of a short-term exercise program on neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms in acute hospital dementia care.
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Activity groups for persons with dementia: Personal predictors of participation, engagement and mood. (Psychiatry research, 2017, Vol. 257, p. 375-380)
This study examined the relationship between personal characteristics and attendance, engagement, sleep, and mood outcomes of persons with dementia participating in group activities. The purpose of this study is to examine which persons with dementia benefit most from group interventions.
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New guide helps carers use art in dementia care. (Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987), 2017, 31(51) p. 11)
Nurses who supervise art workshops for people with dementia can refer to a new guide to help things run smoothly.
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Strategies to engage older adults with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in exercise: A multiple case study. (Applied Nursing Research, 2017, Vol. 36, p. 77-80)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects 5.2 million Americans in 2016. Recent advances in mechanistic studies of aerobic exercise in AD suggest that the therapeutic role that aerobic exercise plays in stabilizing or improving cognition in AD may be grounded in its ability to induce favorable changes in cerebral structure and function.
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Predictors of activity involvement in dementia care homes: a cross-sectional study. (BMC geriatrics, 2017, 17(1), p. 175)
Despite the finding that involvement in activities is one of the most important needs of residents with dementia living in care homes, care facilities struggle to fulfill this need. Data were derived from the second measurement (2011) of the Living Arrangements for people with Dementia study.
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Effects and feasibility of an exercise intervention for individuals living with dementia in nursing homes: study protocol. (International Psychogeriatrics, 2017, 29(9), p. 1565-1577)
Worldwide, there are an estimated 35.6 million individuals living with dementia. This protocol outlines a randomized controlled trial with a qualitative component which evaluated the effects and feasibility of a physical therapist-led physical exercise intervention on agitation of individuals living with dementia in nursing homes.
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Taking a positive spin: preserved initiative and performance of everyday activities across mild Alzheimer’s, vascular and mixed dementia. (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2017, 32(9), p. 959-967)
The literature commonly evaluates those daily activities which are impaired in dementia. However, in the mild stages, people with dementia (PwD) are still able to initiate and perform many of those tasks. With a lack of research exploring variations between different dementia diagnoses, this study sought to investigate those daily activities with modest impairments in the mild stages and how these compare between Alzheimer’s disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD) and mixed dementia.
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Person-centered care and engagement via technology of residents with dementia in aged care facilities (International Psychogeriatrics, 2017, Aug. Epub)
Touchscreen technology (TT) is a resource that can improve the quality of life of residents with dementia, and care staff, in residential aged care facilities (RACF) through a person-centered care approach. To enable the use of TTs to engage and benefit people with dementia in RACFs, education is needed to explore how these devices may be used, what facilitates use, and how to address barriers.
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Music Lessons: Exploring the Role and Meaning of Music Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia (Thesis, Jun 2017)
An aging population and increasing rates of dementia point to the need for alternative strategies to allow individuals to age in place. The purpose of this multiple case study is to explore, from an insider’s perspective, the role and meaning of music in the lives of individuals with dementia who are aging in place
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