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Can the use of dolls and soft toys really make a difference in dementia? — research and planning of a pilot study for people with dementia in a long-stay care setting (residential home)
Author(s)	Jacqueline Bryant, Simon Foster
Journal title	PSIGE Newsletter, no 81, November 2002
Publisher	Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, November 2002
Pages	pp 44-47
Keywords	Dementia ; Therapy ; Care homes ; Pilot.
Annotation	Empirical research suggests that the introduction of dolls and soft toys in dementia care in various in-patient and long-stay care settings has produced positive results. The authors report their observations of use of dolls and soft toys at a dementia care unit for 12 residents in a specialist residential home, particularly the increases in levels of interaction between residents and staff. The pilot study which they propose aims to observe the interactions between individuals with dementia, and between staff and individuals with dementia who choose to engage with a doll and/or soft toy; and to find support for the previous empirical research. The main design structure will be a comparison of the residents' behaviour before and after the introduction of dolls and soft toys. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-021216212 A
Classmark	EA: LO: KW: 4UC
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