{"title":"Feasibility of providing computer activities for nursing home residents with dementia.","authors":"Sunghee H Tak, Cornelia Beck, Song Hee Hong","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Nursing home residents with dementia need cognitively stimulating and enjoyable activities, and computer technology offers them a means of engaging in such activities. This study therefore examined the feasibility of providing a 12-week computer activity program (CAP) for nursing homes residents with dementia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fourteen participants completed the CAP, and 462 observational logs of CAP sessions were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>On average, participants completed 33 sessions amounting to 936.5 minutes over 12 weeks. Participants with mild and moderate dementia preferred playing a cognitively challenging game such as solitaire, while those with severe dementia enjoyed watching slideshows with music.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings suggest that it is important to match computer activities to interests and cognitive ability in order to increase participation and satisfaction of NH residents with dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":89827,"journal":{"name":"Non-pharmacological therapies in dementia","volume":"3 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204016/pdf/nihms598471.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32770212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ann M Kolanowski, Nikki Hill, Linda Clare, Patricia Marx
{"title":"Practical Protocol for Implementing Cognitive Stimulation in Persons with Delirium Superimposed on Dementia.","authors":"Ann M Kolanowski, Nikki Hill, Linda Clare, Patricia Marx","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Delirium is common in persons with dementia and often accompanies acute medical or surgical conditions. These individuals are at risk for an accelerated decline in their cognitive and physical function. For this reason, interventions that help resolve delirium are critically needed. We have developed a non-pharmacological intervention for delirium in persons with dementia based on our prior interdisciplinary work on delirium, dementia and cognitive stimulation. The intervention uses recreational activities that are alerting, capture attention, and provide cognitive stimulation that encourages cognitive processing in support of cognitive function. In this paper we describe the practical protocol we have developed for implementing these activities, and present a video that will enhance treatment fidelity for studies that replicate the approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":89827,"journal":{"name":"Non-pharmacological therapies in dementia","volume":"2 2","pages":"101-110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3698984/pdf/nihms400587.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31199980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Origins of Montessori Programming for Dementia.","authors":"Cameron J Camp","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The focus of this article is on the evolution of the use of Montessori educational methods as the basis for creating interventions for persons with dementia. The account of this evolution is autobiographical, as the development of Montessori Programming for Dementia (MPD) initially was through the efforts of myself and my research associates. My initial exposure to Maria Montessori's work came as a result of my involvement with my own children's education. This exposure influenced ongoing research on development of cognitive interventions for persons with dementia. A brief description of Montessori's work with children and the educational methods she developed is followed by a description of how this approach can be translated into development of activities for persons with dementia. Assessment tools to document effects of MPD were created, focusing on observational tools to measure engagement and affect during individual and group activities programming for persons with dementia. Examples of the use of MPD by researchers, staff members, and family members are given, as well as examples of how persons with dementia can provide MPD to other persons with dementia or to children. Finally, examples of MPD's dissemination internationally and future directions for research are presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":89827,"journal":{"name":"Non-pharmacological therapies in dementia","volume":"1 2","pages":"163-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3600589/pdf/nihms298200.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31416751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}