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The impact of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy on perceptions of pleasure and enjoyable activity
— a service evaluation | | Author(s) | Chris Wilson, Claire Haddlesey, Amber Johal |
| Journal title | Faculty for the Psychology of Older People (FPOP) Newsletter, no 124, October 2013 |
| Publisher | British Psychological Society, October 2013 |
| Pages | pp 28-32 |
| Source | www.bps.org.uk |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Psychiatric treatment ; Therapy ; Engagement ; Quality of life ; Attitude ; Dementia ; Evaluation ; Brent. |
| Annotation | Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is known to improve perceptions of quality of life (QoL) for people with dementia. The Quality of Life Alzheimer's Disease Scale (QoLAD, R Langdon et al, 1999) has often been used as an outcome measure for CST groups due to good psychometric properties and brevity. However, the authors wondered whether other tools may be helpful in capturing meaningful "micro-level" changes in social engagement and enjoyment that constitutes one's sense of QoL. The California Older Person's Pleasurable Events Schedule (COPPES, 2004) measures both the amount of activity one engages in and the level of pleasure derived from the activity in question. It was wondered whether the COPPES could enable clinicians to identify potentially meaningful changes in the amount of activity perceived levels of enjoyment following CST. A service evaluation of 12 participants from three CST groups held at the Brent Memory Service revealed an increase in the reported frequency of activities on the COPPES following intervention [t(11)= -3.45, p<0.001]. Additionally, there was an increase in reported pleasure following the CST group [t(11)= -8.5, p<0.001]. The usefulness of the COPPES as a measure of assessing specific aspects of QoL for people with dementia is discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-131018219 A |
| Classmark | DA: LP: LO: DN: F:59: DP: EA: 4C: 82L6 |
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