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| The effects of recreational activities on falls and aggressive behaviour among residents of a dementia care home | | Author(s) | Mollie Jennings-Parkes, Samuel R Nyman |
| Journal title | Generations Review, vol 27, no 1, October 2017 |
| Publisher | British Society of Gerontology, October 2017 |
| Pages | pp 19-29 |
| Source | http://www.britishgerontology.org |
| Keywords | Recreation ; Dementia ; Residents [care homes] ; Care homes ; Falls ; Aggression ; Quantitative studies ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | A key issue for care home staff is how to balance the needs of people with dementia: while we need to keep residents safe, they also need to have fun. This study aimed to evaluate whether existing provision of recreational activities would reduce the incidence of falls and aggressive behaviour in people with dementia. Thirty-seven residents of a UK dementia care home were provided with recreational activities on some evenings and no activities on on other evenings. Activities included music sessions, board games, singing, entertainment and light exercise. This article reports on the results, which were unexpected, as they suggested that provision of recreational activities for for care home residents with dementia may increase the incidence of falls and had no effect on aggressive behaviour, contradicting previous findings. The authors conclude that while particular care should be taken with residents who become agitated by certain recreational activities or choose not to participate, may fall while staff are busy leading the group activity. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180629223 A |
| Classmark | H: EA: KX: KW: OLF: EPB: 3DQ: 4C |
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