Just another WordPress site
Nurses who supervise art workshops for people with dementia can refer to a new guide to help things run smoothly.
This article is not available from the Academy Library’s collection. If you would like us to request it from another library, please call 0161 291 5778 or email the UHSM Academy Library
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.
This article is not available from the Academy Library’s collection. If you would like us to request it from another library, please call 0161 291 5778 or email the UHSM Academy Library
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.
Access the paper by clicking here.
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.
This article is not available from the Academy Library’s collection. If you would like us to request it from another library, please call 0161 291 5778 or email the UHSM Academy Library
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.
Click here to access the article. An OpenAthens login is required. Alternatively call 0161 291 5778 or email Academy Library for a copy of the article.
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.
This article is not available from the Academy Library’s collection. If you would like us to request it from another library, please call 0161 291 5778 or email the UHSM Academy Library
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
Access the paper by clicking here.
Physical exercise may ameliorate symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Animal studies have suggested this may be mediated through an effect on AD pathology.
Click here to access the article. An OpenAthens login is required. Alternatively call 0161 291 5778 or email Academy Library for a copy of the article.
Detecting and monitoring Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is becoming increasingly important, stressing the need for clinically relevant outcome measures. Functional decline, as measured with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) questionnaires, is such an outcome measure.
Click here to access the article. An OpenAthens login is required. Alternatively call 0161 291 5778 or email Academy Library for a copy of the article.
Research studies show a positive impact of physical activities such as dancing on the improvement of cognitive reserves of people with dementia. The purpose of this study is to explore dancing efficacy on people with dementia and list the key benefits and limitations of dancing therapy for these people.
This article is not available from the Academy Library’s collection. If you would like us to request it from another library, please call 0161 291 5778 or email the UHSM Academy Library