Utilizing Montessori and universal design principles to produce a group activity for people with dementia

Sterns, Anthony A.; Sterns, Harvey L.; Sterns, Ronni; Lax, Greta

doi:10.4017/gt.2008.07.02.151.00

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“…Moreover, activities should be designed to be multisensory and dynamic to continually meet the needs of individuals with varying levels of competency. 30 One of the therapeutic cognitive interventions based on the Montessori principles is Memory Magic Program, [30][31][32][33] of which the design process has been described in detail. 32 The therapy consists of individual games that provide the content for a session.…”

Section: Leisure Activities and Robotic Therapy For People With Dementiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Participants are empowered to engage in normal social activity rather than nonparticipation and negative behaviors. 30 These games can be played at multiple degrees of difficulty, depending on the level of understanding of the players. Players were found to be more engaged compared to standard activities as well as showing less disruptive behaviors and more helping behaviors and exhibiting more positive affect.…”

Section: Leisure Activities and Robotic Therapy For People With Dementiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Players were found to be more engaged compared to standard activities as well as showing less disruptive behaviors and more helping behaviors and exhibiting more positive affect. 30…”

Section: Leisure Activities and Robotic Therapy For People With Dementiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…2 ''Instead efforts should be made to provide appropriate affordances for action that bypass demands for learning and attentional control.'' 2 From the work of Sterns et al, 30 we learned that aids as memory wallets and books, which are shown to be useful in enhancing communication and reducing disruptive behavior, are not appropriate for a group setting. Judge et al 28 give a description of the Montessori method, which should support a need for structure in that the materials of Montessori-based approaches are taken from the everyday environment and each task is taught at its simplest level, followed by more complex tasks if appropriate.…”

Section: Design Insights From Literature and Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Designing Leisure Products for People With Dementia: Developing ‘‘the Chitchatters’’ Game

Rijn

Hoof

Stappers

2009

Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen

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Providing leisure to people with dementia is a serious challenge, for health care professionals and designers and engineers of products used for activity sessions. This article describes the design process of ''the Chitchatters,'' a leisure game for a group of people with dementia in day care centers. The game aims to stimulate social interaction among people with dementia. Different stakeholders, such as older adults with dementia, their relatives and care professionals were involved in the design process via qualitative research methods as participant observation and the use of probes. These methods were applied to give the design team insight into the experiential world of people with dementia. This article presents how design insights from practice and literature can be translated into a real design for a leisure product for group use by older people with dementia, and shows designers how to work with, and design for, special groups.

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Section: Leisure Activities and Robotic Therapy For People With Dementiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Leisure Activities and Robotic Therapy For People With Dementiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Players were found to be more engaged compared to standard activities as well as showing less disruptive behaviors and more helping behaviors and exhibiting more positive affect. 30…”

Section: Leisure Activities and Robotic Therapy For People With Dementiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Design Insights From Literature and Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Designing Leisure Products for People With Dementia: Developing ‘‘the Chitchatters’’ Game

Rijn

Hoof

Stappers

2009

Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen

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“…Edema can be controlled with the use of diuretics and dietary sodium restriction, and, in leg wounds, edema can be managed with the use of compression therapy 5 . Inadequate compression therapy is associated with lower healing and wound recurrence 6 .…”

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Weight Surveillance and Heart Failure Self-assessment in Patients with Chronic Leg Wounds: A Pilot Study

Stecker

Schwinck

2022

Adv Skin Wound Care

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OBJECTIVE To determine if a weight check and heart failure symptom evaluation with each wound care visit could impact wound healing in patients with heart failure and chronic leg wounds. METHODS This was a descriptive, correlational study at an outpatient wound healing center in the Pacific Northwest. A convenience sample of individuals currently enrolled at the center with leg wounds and heart failure was identified from standardized electronic medical records. The comparison group received standard care. The intervention group received a body weight check via digital scale and heart failure self-assessment via a standardized assessment tool. Outcome measures included healing rates with weight exacerbation, number of referrals, and hospitalizations for exacerbations. RESULTS A total of four participants received the intervention, and three were in the control group. Descriptive analysis showed no significant differences between groups or between weight and left ventricle ejection fraction to wound surface area change. A significant positive correlation was observed between past referrals and past hospitalization (r s = 0.79; P = .033; 95% confidence interval, 0.10–0.97). The intervention group had abnormal spikes in wound size that coincided with weight gain. There were no referrals or hospitalizations during the intervention phase, and it is possible that heart failure self-assessment with every wound care visit prevented exacerbations. CONCLUSIONS Despite the use of an evaluation tool, the intervention and comparison groups had no significantly different outcomes. It is unclear if the intervention was not effective because of the methodology or study limitations. Further research with a larger sample, standardized tools for wound assessment, and a lengthier intervention phase is recommended.

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Utilizing Montessori and universal design principles to produce a group activity for people with dementia

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Designing Leisure Products for People With Dementia: Developing ‘‘the Chitchatters’’ Game

Designing Leisure Products for People With Dementia: Developing ‘‘the Chitchatters’’ Game

Weight Surveillance and Heart Failure Self-assessment in Patients with Chronic Leg Wounds: A Pilot Study

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