The Nursing Assistants use of Recreational Interventions for behavioral management of residents with Alzheimer's disease
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Working under a Small Business Innovative Research grant from the National Institutes of Health, Cross Creek Recreational Products, Inc., explored the feasibility of Nursing Assistants using Recreational Interventions to manage the agitated behavior of nursing home residents with senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type. The use of these Recreational Interventions to engage residents during their unstructured time was also explored. The Recreational Interventions included manipulatives, sorting, sewing, music, nurturing, and tactile stimulatives. The study's multi-method approach consisted of rating residents on an agitation checklist, pre-and post-intervention interviews of nursing staff, in-service staff training and formal and informal observations of the use of Recreational Interventions by residents and Nursing Assistants. This study found that Recreational Interventions are useful adjuncts in the handling of the agitation and boredom of the Alzheimer patient. The research also indicated that careful attention must be paid to the selection and storage of the Recreational Interventions, as well as the training and motivation of the Nursing Assistants.
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Interventions based on cognitive stimulation have been found to decrease agitation and reduce passivity.
“Interventions that are based on cognitive stimulation have also been found to decrease agitation 5,41,42 and reduce passivity. 43,44”
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- Authors
- Aronstein, Z., Olsen, R., & Schulman, E.
- Affiliations
- Cross Creek Recreational Products, Inc., Millbrook, New York
- New Jersey Institute of Technology (US)
- New Jewish Home (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1996-05
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 26-31
- ISSN
- 0888-4897 (ISSN-L)
- 1082-5207
- OpenAlex
- W2030948463
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2022: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 5.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias® (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, nursing assistants, behavior management, agitation, dementia, nursing homes, senile dementia, boredom, manipulative materials, tactile stimulation, employee training
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