Rocking chair therapy for dementia patients: Its effect on psychosocial well-being and balance
Abstract
The use of platform style rocking chairs to improve psychological well-being and balance of nursing home residents with dementia was studied. Despite significant cognitive impairment, most medically stable unrestrained residents accepted the chairs and learned to actively rock. During the six week program, residents were able to rock an average of 101 minutes per day. Using a cross-over design (n=25), there were improvements in depression/anxiety and reductions in PRN pain medication significantly related to amount of rocking. Those who liked rocking and wanted to continue it at the end of the study also demonstrated significant improvements in balance as measured by center of gravity.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
A classic experimental study found significant results on depression during a rocking chair study on elderly subjects with dementia.
“A classic experimental study found significant results on depression during a rocking chair study that utilized a common, easy-to-use intervention on elderly subjects with dementia.13”
From AD-venture program: Therapeutic biking for the treatment of depression in long-term care residents with dementia (2002) · cites this paper as [13]
Cites
Risk Factors for Recurrent Nonsyncopal Falls
Nevitt, M. C. (1989) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.261.18.2663 · Cited by 1,876 · see citing works
MDS Cognitive Performance Scale(C)
Morris, J. N., Fries, B. E., Mehr, D. R., Hawes, C., Phillips, C., Mor, V., & Lipsitz, L. A. (1994) · Journal of Gerontology · doi:10.1093/geronj/49.4.m174 · Cited by 1,852 · see citing works
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy
(1984) · American Journal of Occupational Therapy · doi:10.5014/ajot.38.1.13 · Cited by 1,472 · see citing works
Agitated Behaviors in the Elderly: I. A Conceptual Review
Cohen‐Mansfield, J., & Billig, N. (1986) · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1986.tb04302.x · Cited by 717 · see citing works
Hartmaier, S. L., Sloane, P. D., Guess, H. A., Koch, G. G., Mitchell, C. M., & Phillips, C. D. (1995) · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · doi:10.1093/gerona/50a.2.m128 · Cited by 521 · see citing works
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
&NA; (1990) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/00005768-199004000-00001 · Cited by 421 · see citing works
The Problems of Pain and Its Detection among Geriatric Nursing Home Residents
Sengstaken, E. A., & King, S. A. (1993) · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb01892.x · Cited by 407 · see citing works
Observed Affect in Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer's Disease
Lawton, M. P., Van Haitsma, K., & Klapper, J. (1996) · The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences · doi:10.1093/geronb/51b.1.p3 · Cited by 401 · see citing works
The Effect of Age on the Control of Sway
Sheldon, J. P. (2009) · Gerontologia Clinica · doi:10.1159/000244784 · Cited by 334 · see citing works
n, P. T., Floras, J. S., Hoffmann, P., & Seals, D. R. (1990) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/00005768-199008000-00001 · Cited by 317 · see citing works
Behavioral problems among patients in skilled nursing facilities.
Zimmer, J. G., Watson, N. M., & Treat, A. (1984) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.74.10.1118 · Cited by 295 · see citing works
Self-citationComparison of Static and Dynamic Posturography in Young and Older Normal People
Baloh, R. W., Fife, T. D., Zwerling, L., et al. (1994) · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb07489.x · Cited by 284 · see citing works
Hawes, C., Mor, V., Phillips, C. D., Fries, B. E., Morris, J. N., Steele‐friedlob, E., Greene, A. M., & Nennstiel, M. (1997) · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb02970.x · Cited by 264 · see citing works
Helmes, E., Csapo, K. G., & Short, J.-A. (1987) · Journal of Gerontology · doi:10.1093/geronj/42.4.395 · Cited by 197 · see citing works
THE RELATIVE EFFICACY OF CONTACT AND VESTIBULAR-PROPRIOCEPTIVE STIMULATION IN SOOTHING NEONATES
Korner, A. F., & Thoman, E. B. (1972) · Child Development · doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1972.tb01115.x · Cited by 172 · see citing works
Schnelle, J. F., MacRae, P. G., Ouslander, J. G., Simmons, S. F., & Nitta, M. (1995) · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb06614.x · Cited by 169 · see citing works
Characteristics of the Fall-Prone Patient
Morse, J. M., Tylko, S. J., & Dixon, H. A. (1987) · The Gerontologist · doi:10.1093/geront/27.4.516 · Cited by 163 · see citing works
The Relative Efficacy of Contact and Vestibular-Proprioceptive Stimulation in Soothing Neonates
Korner, A. F., & Thoman, E. B. (1972) · Child Development · doi:10.2307/1127547 · Cited by 155 · see citing works
Maintenance of balance, gait patterns, and obstacle clearance in Alzheimer's disease
Alexander, N. B., Mollo, J. M., Giordani, B., Ashton‐Miller, J. A., Schultz, A. B., Grunawalt, J. A., & Foster, N. L. (1995) · Neurology · doi:10.1212/wnl.45.5.908 · Cited by 152 · see citing works
A survey of chronic pain in an elderly population.
Roy, R. G., & Thomas, M. D. (1986) · PubMed · Cited by 144 · see citing works
Pain in Cognitively Impaired Older Persons
Parmelee, P. A. (1996) · Clinics in Geriatric Medicine · doi:10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30212-x · Cited by 127 · see citing works
Effects of exercise on knee joints with osteoarthritis: A pilot study of biologic markers
Bautch, J. C., Malone, D. G., & VAILAS, A. C. (1997) · Arthritis & Rheumatism · doi:10.1002/art.1790100108 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Prolonged Immobilization of the Body: Changes in Performance and in the Electroencephalogram
Zubek, J. P., & Wilgosh, L. (1963) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.140.3564.306 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
The Effects of Vertical Rocking Frequencies on the Arousal Level in Two-Month-Old Infants
Vrugt, D. T., & Pederson, D. R. (1973) · Child Development · doi:10.2307/1127705 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Psychometric Assessment of the Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES)
Pruchno, R. A., Kleban, M. H., & Resch, N. L. (1988) · Journal of Gerontology · doi:10.1093/geronj/43.6.p164 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Fa, C., Lr, M., Ja, T., Da, K., & Sp, A. (1978) · PubMed · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Behavior and Affect in Alzheimer’s Disease
Bolger, J. P., Carpenter, B. D., & Strauss, M. E. (1994) · Clinics in Geriatric Medicine · doi:10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30348-3 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
IMPROVING BALANCE: Therapy of Movement
Roberts, B. L., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (1983) · Journal of Gerontological Nursing · doi:10.3928/0098-9134-19830301-05 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
An investigation of rocking as relaxation for the elderly
Houston, K. A. (1993) · Geriatric Nursing · doi:10.1016/s0197-4572(06)80038-8 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
O'Connor, D. W., Ames, D., Gardner, B., & King, M. (2009) · International Psychogeriatrics · doi:10.1017/s1041610208007588 · Cited by 239 · see citing works
Beck, C. K., Vogelpohl, T. S., Rasin, J. H., Uriri, J. T., O???Sullivan, P., Walls, R., Phillips, R., & Baldwin, B. (2002) · Nursing Research · doi:10.1097/00006199-200207000-00002 · Cited by 143 · see citing works
Nonpharmacological intervention for agitation in dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Kong, E.-H., Evans, L. K., & Guevara, J. P. (2009) · Aging & Mental Health · doi:10.1080/13607860902774394 · Cited by 132 · see citing works
O'Connor, D. W., Ames, D., Gardner, B., & King, M. (2009) · International Psychogeriatrics · doi:10.1017/s1041610208008223 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
Buettner, L. L., & Fitzsimmons, S. (2002) · American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias® · doi:10.1177/153331750201700205 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Fitzsimmons, S. (2001) · Journal of Gerontological Nursing · doi:10.3928/0098-9134-20010501-06 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
- Authors
- Watson, N. M., Wells, T. J., & Cox, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Rochester (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Rochester Medicine (US)
- ORCID
- Cox, Christopher
- Venue
- American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1998-11
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 296-308
- ISSN
- 0888-4897 (ISSN-L)
- 1082-5207
- OpenAlex
- W2104364092
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2013: 3
- FWCI
- 1.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias® (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Keywords
- dementia, nursing home residents, psychosocial well-being, balance, depression, anxiety, analgesic use, center of gravity, cognitive impairment, non-pharmacological treatment
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
