Effects of multi‐sensory stimulation for people with dementia

Baker, Roger; Holloway, Jane; Holtkamp, Chantal C.M.; Larsson, Anita; Hartman, Lindy C.; Pearce, Rebecca; Scherman, Birgitta; Johansson, Seija; Thomas, Peter; Wareing, Lesley Ann; Owens, Matthew

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02744.x

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“…A typical MSS room provides taped music, aroma, bubble tubes, fiberoptic sprays and moving shapes projected across walls. Baker et al (2003) compared eight, 30-minute MSS sessions with directed activities like card games and quizzes. When 127 moderately or severely demented day care attendees and residents of psychogeriatric wards were randomly assigned to one or other condition, neither treatment changed staff ratings of behavior during or after treatment.…”

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Psychosocial treatments of behavior symptoms in dementia: a systematic review of reports meeting quality standards

O'Connor

Ames

Gardner

et al. 2008

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Objective: To provide a systematic review of selected experimental studies of psychosocial treatments of behavioral disturbances in dementia. Psychosocial treatments are defined here as strategies derived from one of three psychologically oriented paradigms (learning theory, unmet needs and altered stress thresholds).Method: English language reports published or in press by December 2006 were identified by means of database searches, checks of previous reviews and contact with recognized experts. Papers were appraised with respect to study design, participants' characteristics and reporting details. Because people with dementia often respond positively to personal contact, studies were included only if control conditions entailed similar levels of social attention or if one treatment was compared with another.Results: Only 25 of 118 relevant studies met every specification. Treatment proved more effective than an attention control condition in reducing behavioral symptoms in only 11 of the 25 studies. Effect sizes were mostly small or moderate. Treatments with moderate or large effect sizes included aromatherapy, abilityfocused carer education, bed baths, preferred music and muscle relaxation training.Conclusions: Some psychosocial interventions appear to have specific therapeutic properties, over and above those due to the benefits of participating in a clinical trial. Their effects were mostly small to moderate with a short duration of action. This limited action means that treatments will work best in specific, timelimited situations. In the few studies that addressed within-group differences, there were marked variations in response. Some participants benefited greatly from a treatment, while others did not. Interventions proved more effective when tailored to individuals' preferences.

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Section: Sensory Enrichmentmentioning

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Psychosocial treatments of behavior symptoms in dementia: a systematic review of reports meeting quality standards

O'Connor

Ames

Gardner

et al. 2008

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“…As two out of the ten studies included in the efficacy review 43,44 used similar interventions (multi-sensory environment), designs and outcome measures, the results of these studies were pooled in a meta-analysis using a fixed effect model and mean difference methods (see Chapter 3, Figure 2). A third study, which also evaluated multisensory environments, 45 was not included in the meta-analysis as no wandering was reported in either the treatment or control group.…”

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“…Ten studies, enrolling 492 participants, met the review inclusion criteria [43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]52,53 (see Table 1 and Appendix 3): seven RCTs (five of parallel design 43,44,[46][47][48] and two of crossover design 45,52 ) and three non-RCTs (two of parallel design 49,50 and one of crossover design 53 ).…”

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A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent wandering in dementia and evaluation of the ethical implications and acceptability of their use

Robinson

Hutchings²,

Corner³

et al. 2006

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“…Baker et al en su estudio muestran que los pacientes actúan de forma desanimada reflejando relaciones más positivas de forma inmediata tras la intervención (Baker et al, 2003). Este último punto, se puede afirmar por medio de las observaciones realizadas durante las sesiones que no se han registrado en ningún instrumento de evaluación, pero sí se han tenido presentes.…”

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Intervención en la esfera cognitiva, afectiva, y funcional en demencia, desde terapia ocupacional aplicada en sala Snoezelen

Miguel-García¹,

González-Bernal²,

González‐Santos³

et al. 2018

Revista INFAD de Psicología

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Introduction: Ageing is a natural process which is accompanied by a gradual decline of both functional, cognitive and affective capacities which can make it hard for somebody to lead a normal daily life in a normal way since the performance is influenced and cognitive, sensorial, motor and emotional skills can be altered. Non-pharmacological interventions are very important when it comes to cover the various problems that the elderly present. Snoezelen therapy or multisensorial stimulation is highly relevant for patients with dementia and cognitive damage with the aim of creating interaction between the person, the task and the environment by means of the activation of the various senses, experimenting different types os feelings.Aim: To prove the effect that an occupational therapy intervention has on a Snoezelen environment as a means to boost cognitive, sensorial, motor and emotional skills on patients with minor, moderate and severe cognitive damage and its repercussion on their quality of life.Methodology: It deals with a quasi-experimental study with a pre and post assessment, data are collected by means of MMSE, Barthel and Cornell tools.Results: After carrying out the corresponding statistic analysis, no significative results at a cognitive, affective and functional level were found, except at the affective level where severe damage was found.Discussion: Although this article does not show the effectiveness of the intervention in a Snoezelen environment in a significant way, various studies prove its effectiveness, particulary at a cognitive and behavioural level.Conclusion: The results seem to denote that an intervention in a Snoezelen environment during a short time span does not show any type of repercussion.

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Effects of multi‐sensory stimulation for people with dementia

Abstract: Overall, MSS was found to be no more effective than an activity in changing the behaviour, mood or cognition of patients with dementia in the short- or long-term.

Cited by 130 publications

References 24 publications

Psychosocial treatments of behavior symptoms in dementia: a systematic review of reports meeting quality standards

Psychosocial treatments of behavior symptoms in dementia: a systematic review of reports meeting quality standards

A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent wandering in dementia and evaluation of the ethical implications and acceptability of their use

Intervención en la esfera cognitiva, afectiva, y funcional en demencia, desde terapia ocupacional aplicada en sala Snoezelen

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