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| Efficacy of psychosocial treatments for noisemaking in severe dementia | | Author(s) | Colleen Doyle, Tania Zapparoni, Daniel O'Connor |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 9, no 4, December 1997 |
| Pages | pp 405-422 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Patients [nursing homes] ; Therapeutics ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Noisemaking is one of the most disturbing behaviour disorders associated with dementia. Standard management practices, including pharmacological interventions, are not very successful in treating the behaviour. Very little research has been carried out to evaluate innovative treatments or to determine the aetiology of noisemaking. This article reports on a series of Australian case studies which tested the efficacy of some psychosocial interventions in reducing the frequency of noisemaking in long-term care residents with severe dementia. Interventions were contingent reinforcement of quiet behaviour and environmental stimulation tailored to individual preferences. Of the 12 patients recruited into the study, 3 showed a clear reduction in noise during the intervention period. Future research could differentiate between types of interventions in successful cases and attempt to control further for the consistent application of interventions by long-term care staff. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980518409 A |
| Classmark | EA: EP: LHB:LF: LL: 7YA |
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