scholarly journals Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: An Economic Evaluation Within a Randomized Controlled Trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco D'Amico ◽  
Amritpal Rehill ◽  
Martin Knapp ◽  
Elisa Aguirre ◽  
Helen Donovan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

scholarly journals Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-chen Qiao ◽  
Hong Chang ◽  
Rui Wang ◽  
Jia-Mei Wang ◽  
Xiao-ying Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy ◽  
Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Abstract Background: Individual cognitive stimulation therapy (ICST) can benefit cognition and quality of life for people with dementia, but the evidence for nurses-led individual cognitive stimulation interventions is limited.Objectives: The current study aimed to develop the process of planning and implementing ICST, and evaluate the effect of ICST on cognitive function and therapeutic effect in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Methods: It was a randomized controlled trial lasting for a half year. 38 patients with mild AD were recruited. The control group was given the “Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Manual for AD” to deliver the sessions at home. The intervention group was given 90 minutes ‘cognitive stimulation sessions, completed up to three times weekly over 24 weeks. The outcomes were measured at baseline and 24weeks by the scales widely used in AD evaluation (MMSE, MoCA and ADL).Results: There were statistical significance between the two groups, especially the scores of memory, delayed memory in MMSE and scores of memory, delayed memory, immediate memory, attention in MoCA were significantly improved in the intervention group compared with control group. ICST show positive effects that may help preserve memory in mild AD.Conclusions: The ICST can improve the memory and attention cognitive domains in patients with mild AD. And the feedback from patient and caregiver in ICST was favorable.

scholarly journals Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Stimulation on People with Mild to Moderate Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5290
Author(s):  
Jorge Oliveira ◽  
Pedro Gamito ◽  
Teresa Souto ◽  
Rita Conde ◽  
Maria Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Moderate Dementia ◽  
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

The use of ecologically oriented approaches with virtual reality (VR) depicting instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) is a promising approach for interventions on acquired brain injuries. However, the results of such an approach on dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are still lacking. This research reports on a pilot randomized controlled trial that aimed to explore the effect of a cognitive stimulation reproducing several IADL in VR on people with mild-to-moderate dementia caused by AD. Patients were recruited from residential care homes of Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Amadora (SCMA), which is a relevant nonprofit social and healthcare provider in Portugal. This intervention lasted two months, with a total of 10 sessions (two sessions/week). A neuropsychological assessment was carried out at the baseline and follow-up using established neuropsychological instruments for assessing memory, attention, and executive functions. The sample consisted of 17 patients of both genders randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The preliminary results suggested an improvement in overall cognitive function in the experimental group, with an effect size corresponding to a large effect in global cognition, which suggests that this approach is effective for neurocognitive stimulation in older adults with dementia, contributing to maintaining cognitive function in AD.

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