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Grandfriends, an intergenerational program for nursing-home residents and preschoolers
— a randomized trial | | Author(s) | Lee-Fay Low, Frances Russell, Tracey McDonald, Anne Kauffman |
| Journal title | Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, vol 13, no 3, 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2015 |
| Pages | pp 227-240 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Nursing homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Dementia ; Children ; Infants ; Personal relationships ; Friends ; Quality of life ; Well being. |
| Annotation | Intergenerational programmes may improve meaningful engagement for people with dementia and for attitudes toward older people in youth. Grandfriends, a 12-week programme increased passive engagement and enjoyment among nursing home residents when interacting with preschool children in comparison to usual activities. Grandfriends participants did not show changes on quality of life, agitation, or sense of community in comparison to residents randomised to usual care. Suggestions for future programmes are given. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-151002203 A |
| Classmark | LHB: KX: EA: SBC: SBF: DS: SX: F:59: D:F:5HH |
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