The purpose of this study is to determine whether the interventions of Snoezelen, structured reminiscence therapy and 10-minutes activation are effective to reduce apathy in long term care residents with dementia.
Design: Cluster-randomized controlled trial with 20 nursing homes in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt (Germany).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
327
Nursing individual intervention one time a week for 20 minutes
Individual nursing intervention: one time a week 20 minutes
Individual nursing intervention: two times a week for 10 minutes
Institut für Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaft, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Halle, SAN, Germany
Apathy Evaluation Scale (Marin et al. 1991)
Time frame: 12 months
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (Cummings 1997)
Time frame: 3, 6 and 12 months
Apathy Evaluation Scale (Marin et al. 1991)
Time frame: 3 and 6 months
Staff Observation Aggression Scale (Nijman et al. 1997)
Time frame: 3,6 and 12 months
Nottingham Health Profile (Bureau-Chalot et al. 2002) staff-related measurement
Time frame: 6 and 12 months
Smiley Analogue Scale for Well-Being
Time frame: 3, 6 and 12 months
PASTA (Zimber 2001) staff-related measurement
Time frame: 6 and 12 months
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Individual nursing intervention: one time a week for 20 minutes