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Effect Of Doll Therapy In Managing Challenging Behaviors In People With Dementia: A Systematic Review, Ritin Fernandez, Bronwyn Arthur, Richard Fleming, Cecile Perrin
Effect Of Doll Therapy In Managing Challenging Behaviors In People With Dementia: A Systematic Review, Ritin Fernandez, Bronwyn Arthur, Richard Fleming, Cecile Perrin
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background:Challenging behaviors among people with dementia are frequently treated with pharmacological interventions, with antipsychotic medications being the treatment of choice. Concerns with the use of these medications include the risk of mortality, their side effects and their effectiveness in managing the challenging behaviors. Various non-pharmacological approaches have been implemented to manage the challenging behaviors; however there has been no review undertaken to investigate the effects of doll therapy in the management of challenging behaviors among people with dementia. Objectives:The overall objective of this study was to undertake a systematic review of the effects of doll therapy on challenging behaviors (including …
Barriers To Qualitative Dementia Research: The Elephant In The Room, John Carmody, Victoria Traynor, Elena Marchetti
Barriers To Qualitative Dementia Research: The Elephant In The Room, John Carmody, Victoria Traynor, Elena Marchetti
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
As our population is aging, the global prevalence of dementia is rising. Recent extensive reviews of the dementia literature highlight a clear need for additional qualitative research to address the experiences of people with dementia and their carers. To date, the vast majority of published dementia research is quantitative in nature and, perhaps not surprisingly, attracts the bulk of government funding. In contrast, qualitative dementia research is poorly resourced and less frequently published. Although a myriad of factors are responsible for this dichotomy, we propose that inadequate funding represents the "elephant in the room" of dementia research. In this article, …
Percen: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Of Person-Centered Residential Care And Environment For People With Dementia, Lynn Chenoweth, Ian Forbes, Richard Fleming, Madeleine King, Jane Stein-Parbury, Georgina Luscombe, Patricia Kenny, Yun-Hee Jeon, Marion Haas, Henry Brodaty
Percen: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Of Person-Centered Residential Care And Environment For People With Dementia, Lynn Chenoweth, Ian Forbes, Richard Fleming, Madeleine King, Jane Stein-Parbury, Georgina Luscombe, Patricia Kenny, Yun-Hee Jeon, Marion Haas, Henry Brodaty
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background: There is good evidence of the positive effects of person-centered care (PCC) on agitation in dementia. We hypothesized that a person-centered environment (PCE) would achieve similar outcomes by focusing on positive environmental stimuli, and that there would be enhanced outcomes by combining PCC and PCE. Methods: 38 Australian residential aged care homes with scope for improvement in both PCC and PCE were stratified, then randomized to one of four intervention groups: (1) PCC; (2) PCE; (3) PCC +PCE; (4) no intervention. People with dementia, over 60 years of age and consented were eligible. Co-outcomes assessed pre and four months …