Effect of animal-assisted activity on balance and quality of life in home-dwelling persons with dementia
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Unlabelled Purpose of the study was to examine if animal-assisted activity with a dog (AAA) in home-dwelling persons with dementia (PWDs) attending day-care centers would have an effect on factors related to risk of fall accidents, with balance (Berg balance scale) and quality of life (Quality of Life in Late-stage Dementia) as main outcome. The project was conducted as a prospective and cluster-randomized multicenter trial with a follow-up. 16 adapted day-care centers recruited respectively 42 (intervention group) and 38 (control group with treatment as usual) home-dwelling PWDs. The intervention consisted of 30 min sessions with AAA led by a qualified dog handler twice a week for 12 weeks in groups of 3-7 participants. The significant positive effect on balance indicates that AAA might work as a multifactorial intervention in dementia care and have useful clinical implication by affecting risk of fall. Trial registrations ClinicalTrial.gov; NCT02008630.
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- Authors
- Olsen, C., Pedersen, I., Bergland, A., Enders-Slegers, M.-J., & Ihlebæk, C.
- Affiliations
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NO)
- OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University (NO)
- Østfold University of Applied Sciences (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Olsen, Christine
- Venue
- Geriatric Nursing
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-07
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 284-291
- ISSN
- 0197-4572 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2347101224
- Cited by
- 71
- References
- 70
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 4.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- Locations
- Geriatric Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DSpace (Open University in the Netherlands) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Keywords
- animal-assisted activities, dogs, dementia, balance, quality of life, fall risk, home-dwelling older adults, daycare centers, Berg Balance Scale, dementia care
- MeSH terms
- Adult Day Care Centers, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Animals, Dementia, Depression, Dogs, Female, Humans, Male, Quality of Life, Animal Assisted Therapy, Independent Living
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