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| The effect of multi-sensory ministry on the affect and engagement of women with dementia | | Author(s) | Diana Walters |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 6, no 2, May 2007 |
| Pages | pp 233-244 |
| Source | http://www.dem.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Dementia ; Engagement ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Worship ; Therapy ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Individuals with dementia find it difficult to cognitively follow oral presentation of intangible concepts that are part of most traditional workshop experiences. Although anecdotal reports of non-cognitive methods of ministry are found in the literature, alternative forms of worship for people who have dementia have seldom been systematically studied. This research compared the effects of two multi-sensory methods of ministry with a traditional ministry method on the affect and engagement of women with dementia. 24 participants were each presented three forms of worship. Trained observers recorded the number of seconds of observable pleasure (affect) and alertness (engagement) during 10-minute presentations. No effect for either presentation order or observer was found. Multi-sensory tools had a positive influence on the observable experience of participants in this study. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071108208 A |
| Classmark | BD: EA: DN: EX: OWL: LO: 3F: 7T |
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