Intergenerational Partnerships in Adult Day Centers

Salari, Sonia

doi:10.1093/geront/42.3.321

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“…Despite some evidences on the efficacy of this approach [17], its use is still not widespread because of some ethical concerns and lack of solid scientific evidences. Amongst the ethical concerns feelings of infantilizing the patient [43] and difficulties in finding the target patient for the treatment [44] have been raised.…”

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The doll therapy as a first line treatment for behavioral and psychologic symptoms of dementia in nursing homes residents: a randomized, controlled study

Santagata

Massaia

2021

BMC Geriatr

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Background Patients living with dementia are severely affected by the development of behavioral and psychologic symptoms (BPSD) which represent a burden for patients and caregivers. The use of psychotropic drugs in the control of BPSD is widely diffused, however the use of a first line non-pharmacologic approach is highly recommended. Here we evaluate the effect of doll therapy (DT) in the management of BPSD, on the reduction of caregiver burden and delirium incidence in nursing home residents by a randomized controlled trial. Methods We enrolled fifty-two nursing homes residents living with dementia and BPSD. Subjects were randomized to DT (26) or standard treatment (ST, 26), we measured BPSD, caregiver burden and delirium with standard clinical scales at baseline, after 45 and 90 days. In order to evaluate the presence of BPSD we used Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) scale and the A.Di.CO scale, the caregiver burden was measured by the Greutzner scale and delirium by the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) scale. Results DT was more effective in reducing agitation and aggressiveness as respect to ST. Moreover DT globally reduced the presence of BPSD as dysphoria, wandering and apathy. We observed a significant reduction of the professional caregiver burden and the incidence of delirium was significantly reduced in subjects treated with DT. Conclusions We show that DT is more effective that ST in the control of BSPD in patients affected by moderate to severe dementia. Moreover we suggest that DT may effective in reducing the incidence of delirium. Trial registration Retrospectively registered in ClinicalTrials.gov the 10th June 2, 2021 trial registration number NCT04920591.

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The doll therapy as a first line treatment for behavioral and psychologic symptoms of dementia in nursing homes residents: a randomized, controlled study

Santagata

Massaia

2021

BMC Geriatr

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“…Next, 1062 initial codes were combined into 17 themes (see Table 1 ); axial coding involved a process of reviewing the themes and placing them into subcategories around the phenomena of care environment. Previous ADS ethnographic studies examining the environment used structured subcategories to do the axial coding [ 5 , 22 , 23 ]. To bring coherence to the analysis and identify patterns to inform environment-enhancing strategies, we structured subcategories with a simple distinction between appropriate and inappropriate physical and social features (see Table 1 ).…”

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In Their Voices: Client and Staff Perceptions of the Physical and Social Environments of Adult Day Services Centers in Taiwan

Liou

Jarrott

2018

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research

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Studies have examined the impact of environments on long-term care residents' quality of life; however, environment gets little attention in adult day services (ADS). The current study gives voice to clients and staff by capturing their perceptions of the physical and social environments of their ADS centers. Data were collected from 23 interviews with staff and clients and 270 hours of participant observations at two ADS centers in Taiwan. The authors triangulated field notes with interview transcriptions and analyzed them with the Grounded Theory coding procedure method. Findings reveal clients' and staff members' perceptions of appropriate and inappropriate physical and social environmental features affecting quality of life at the center and reflecting Taiwanese culture. We address how perceived appropriate features can be sustained or replicated and how perceived inappropriate influences can be remedied. Results can be translated into action research by implementing supportive environments for both staff and clients at ADS centers.

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“…The reasons I chose those factors were because, while the extant evaluations of these components are limited, these components are presumed to be critically important to the success of IGPs. For example, lack of support, along with inappropriate activities, was identified as a main reason for the demise of a program (Deutchman, Bruno, & Jarrott, 2003;Salari, 2002). The following section describes these IGP components that are key to program development and may serve as potential moderators.…”

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Impact of intergenerational programs on older adults' psychological well-being: A meta-analysis

Yan¹

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Intergenerational Partnerships in Adult Day Centers

Abstract: This study explores the influence of intergenerational programming in adult day centers, and bridges the gap between theory and practice with implications for other aging services.

Cited by 57 publications

References 16 publications

The doll therapy as a first line treatment for behavioral and psychologic symptoms of dementia in nursing homes residents: a randomized, controlled study

The doll therapy as a first line treatment for behavioral and psychologic symptoms of dementia in nursing homes residents: a randomized, controlled study

In Their Voices: Client and Staff Perceptions of the Physical and Social Environments of Adult Day Services Centers in Taiwan

Impact of intergenerational programs on older adults' psychological well-being: A meta-analysis

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