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The effects of emotion-oriented approaches in the care for persons suffering from dementia
— a review of the literature | | Author(s) | Evelyn Finnema, Rose-Marie Dröes, Miel Ribbe |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 15, no 2, February 2000 |
| Pages | pp 141-161 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Emotions ; Psychiatric treatment ; Management [care] ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | An overview is presented of results of intervention studies in various emotion-oriented approaches to care of people with dementia. The authors searched for references (1990-1999) on Medline, PsychLit, Embase, Sociofile and Current Contents. They started from the "emotion-oriented" approaches used in 24-hour care distinguished by the American Psychiatric Association's 1997 guidelines, i.e. validation, sensory stimulation or integration, simulated presence therapy, and reminiscence. Articles selected were analysed with regard to research group, setting, design, effect variables, intervention, measuring instruments, statistical analyses and results. It is shown that mainly positive results (including increased social interaction and decrease of behaviour problems) are achieved with emotion-based approaches. Unfortunately, many studies have methodological limitations and are done independently, making comparison difficult. However, given the positive effects on behaviour problems and improvement of quality of care, future research should focus on developing guidelines to determine which approach should be applied and to whom. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000502010 A |
| Classmark | EA: DL: LP: QA: 64A |
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