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Montessori programming for persons with dementia in the group setting
— an analysis of engagement and affect | | Author(s) | Shannon E Jarrott, Tsofit Gozali, Christina M Gigliotti |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 7, no 1, February 2008 |
| Pages | pp 109-126 |
| Source | http://www.dem.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Engagement ; Activities of older people ; Group activities ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Implementing meaningful activities for people with dementia reduces boredom, agitation and negative affect. Previous research demonstrated that Montessori activities, modified for people with dementia, facilitate positive engagement and affect. Activities were conducted in small parallel group settings to support social interactions and reflect typical staff-to-client ratios in institutional activity settings. The amount and type of engagement and affect were compared during Montessori-based activities and regularly scheduled activities of 10 older adults with dementia at an adult day programme. Participants exhibited more constructive engagement and less non-engagement during Montessori activities compared to regular activities. Affect did not differ between the activity conditions. The article concludes with a discussion of research and practice methodology modifications. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080303206 A |
| Classmark | EA: DN: G: HW: 4C: 7T |
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