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The effect of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) groups for dementia on participant's attitudes to ageing
— a practice-based study | | Author(s) | Fleur Newton |
| Journal title | Psychology of Older People: The FPOP Bulletin, no 133, January 2016 |
| Publisher | British Psychological Society, January 2016 |
| Pages | pp 25-31 |
| Source | http://www.bps.org.uk/newtworks-and-communities/me... |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cognitive processes ; Psychiatric treatment ; Therapy ; Group work ; Attitude ; Ageing process ; Quality of life ; Clinical surveys ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | This practice-based study investigated the effects of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) on everyday NHS clinical settings on both routine outcomes and attitudes to ageing. This is important, given that negative ageist beliefs have been linked to decline in the health and well-being of older people, especially those with a dementia diagnosis. A quantitative pre-test/post-test design was used to evaluate changes in participant outcomes for cognition, quality of life (QoL) and ageing attitudes. A total of 82 CST participants with mild to moderate dementia were included in the study. Significant improvements on measures of quality of life and attitudes to ageing were found pre- to post-CST, and a holding pattern of non change was observed for cognition, A significant positive correlation was established between ageing attitudes and quality of life. Demographic characteristics were not found to have an influence on the treatment effects of CST. These findings provide additional evidence that CST can produce routine improvements in clinical practice settings that are equally applicable across age and gender. Of clinical significance is the finding CST improves the attitudes of ageing of older people with dementia, as this is the first time it has been studied empirically. This further highlights the potential of CST as a de-stigmatising, positive ageing intervention. |
| Accession Number | CPA-160127202 A |
| Classmark | EA: DA: LP: LO: IGG: DP: BG: F:59: 3G: 4C |
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