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| A comparison of the effects of Snoezelen and reminiscence therapy on the agitated behaviour of patients with dementia | | Author(s) | Sarah Baillon, Erik Van Diepen, Richard Prettyman |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 11, November 2004 |
| Pages | pp 1047-1052 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Therapy ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Behaviour disorders ; Dementia ; Comparison ; Leicestershire. |
| Annotation | This evaluative randomised controlled study aimed to evaluate the effects of Snoezelen on the mood and behaviour of patients with dementia, in comparison to the effect of an established and accepted intervention, reminiscence therapy. 20 patients with dementia and significant agitated behaviour in Leicestershire received three sessions of Snoezelen and reminiscence. The effect was assessed using measures of observed agitated behaviour and heart rate over the course of the sessions, and mood and behaviour during the sessions. Both interventions had a positive effect. Snoezelen was no more beneficial than reminiscence in terms of effecting a significant reduction to agitated behaviour or heart beat. There was considerable variation in the way individuals responded to each intervention. Snoezelen may have a more positive effect than reminiscence, but due to the observed differences between the interventions being small, and the number of subjects, this advantage was not demonstrated statistically. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041216223 A |
| Classmark | LO: DB: EP: EA: 48: 8LE |
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