This project was aimed to examine the effects of a six-month VA exercise program incorporate the SPOZ technology in improving the cognitive behavioral impairment and sensory perceptual impairment of older adults with dementia in adult daycare centers.
A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine the effects of a six-month VA exercise program incorporated the SPOZ technology in improving the cognitive behavioral impairment (using Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire) and sensory perceptual impairment (using Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia) of older adults with dementia in adult daycare centers. Using convenience sampling, 10 adult daycare centers with 142 older adults were recruited, and then cluster-randomized by the daycare centers to an experimental or a control group. The experimental group received a 40-minute program 3 times a week for 6 months; the control group maintained their routine activities. The two groups were measured at three time points: before the intervention, and at three months and six months of the intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
142
The VA-SPOZ exercise program had three phases and took 40 minutes to complete. The program was performed in a seated position, and the participants wore SPOZ devices on both hands to record and track the accuracy of the movements.
Participants maintained their routine activities.
Kaohsiung Medical University
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Taiwan
Cognitive status
measured by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. A scale that includes seven aspects: visuospatial and executive functioning, animal naming, delayed recall (short-term memory), attention, language, abstraction, and orientation. The total score ranges between 0 and 30: a score ≥ 26 indicates no cognitive impairment, 18-25 indicates mild cognitive impairment, 10-17 represents moderate impairment, and \< 10 indicates severe impairment.
Time frame: 6 months
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)
measured by the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire. The 12 items measure 12 psychiatric behavioral symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, agitation/aggression, depression/bad mood, anxiety, euphoria/elation, apathy, vocally disruptive behaviors, irritable/changeable mood, aberrant motor behaviors, sleep/nighttime behaviors, and changes in appetite/eating behaviors. The assessment consists of three parts: (1) to determine the presence or absence of symptoms, 0 = no, 1 = yes; (2) to determine the severity of the symptoms, rating between 1 and 3, and the total score is 36 with higher scores indicate more severe symptoms; (3) to rate the degree of caregiver's distress caused by the client's symptoms on a scale of 0-5, and the total score is 60 with higher scores indicating greater distress.
Time frame: 6 months
Pain status
measured by the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia. A 5-item scale that includes patient's breathing pattern, uncomfortable/negative vocalization, facial expression, body language, and soothability. Scores are rated on a scale of 0-2. The total score is between 0 and 10; a higher score indicates a higher level of observed discomfort.
Time frame: 6 months
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