Stemmer R, Grässel E, Schmid M (2019)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2019
Book Volume: 52
Pages Range: 256-263
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-018-1387-7
Background and objectives: The present project investigated the hypothesis that a multimodal individual activation of people with mild to moderate dementia in the home setting during a 6-month intervention period leads to improved everyday practice and cognitive abilities compared to the control group. Material and methods: Intervention: a practical activation was performed by relatives 6 days per week. Cognitive stimulation took place once a week and was done by an external person. The relatives were trained and counselled by project staff. Evaluation: a multicentric randomized controlled trial (RCT) with total sample size of 72 participants suffering from dementia with a mini-mental state test (MMST) ≤24 and ≥12. Of the participants 36 were in the intervention group and 36 in the control group: intervention and follow-up periods each took 6 months. Primary outcome variables: activities of daily living (ADL) abilities (E-ADL test) and cognitive abilities (ADAS-Cog); secondary outcome variables: care dependency scale (PAS) and geriatric symptoms including instrumental abilities (NOSGER scale incl. IADL-test), quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) and stress for the informal caregivers scale (HPS). The evaluation was carried out as a pre-post analysis (t
APA:
Stemmer, R., Grässel, E., & Schmid, M. (2019). Individual activation of dementia sufferers in a home setting: A randomized controlled study Einzelaktivierung von Menschen mit Demenz im häuslichen Setting: Eine randomisierte kontrollierte Studie. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 52(3), 256-263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-018-1387-7
MLA:
Stemmer, Renate, Elmar Grässel, and Martin Schmid. "Individual activation of dementia sufferers in a home setting: A randomized controlled study Einzelaktivierung von Menschen mit Demenz im häuslichen Setting: Eine randomisierte kontrollierte Studie." Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie 52.3 (2019): 256-263.
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