Play Activities Program to Relieve Chronic Pain and Enhance Functional Mobility and Psychological Well-Being for Frail Older Adults: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
pp. e86-e88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mimi M. Y. Tse ◽  
Shamay S. M. Ng ◽  
Paul H. Lee ◽  
Claudia Lai ◽  
Enid Kwong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Functional Mobility ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Frail Older Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cluster Randomized

Advance Care Planning in Frail Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 1089-1095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anouk Overbeek ◽  
Ida J. Korfage ◽  
Lea J. Jabbarian ◽  
Pascalle Billekens ◽  
Bernard J. Hammes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Advance Care Planning ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Frail Older Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Advance Care ◽  
Cluster Randomized

scholarly journals Feasibility of Conducting Nonpharmacological Interventions to Manage Dementia Symptoms in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 153331751987263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juyoung Park ◽  
Magdalena I. Tolea ◽  
Diane Sherman ◽  
Amie Rosenfeld ◽  
Victoria Arcay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Retention Rate ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cluster Randomized

This study assessed the feasibility of conducting 3 nonpharmacological interventions with older adults in dementia, exploring the effects of chair yoga (CY), compared to music intervention (MI) and chair-based exercise (CBE) in this population. Using a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT), 3 community sites were randomly assigned 1:1:1 to CY, MI, or CBE. Participants attended twice-weekly 45-minute sessions for 12 weeks. Thirty-one participants were enrolled; 27 safely completed the interventions and final data collection (retention rate of 87%). Linear mixed modeling was performed to examine baseline and longitudinal group differences. The CY group improved significantly in quality of life compared to the MI group (CY mean = 35.6, standard deviation [SD] = 3.8; MI mean = 29.9, SD = 5.3, P = .010). However, no significant group differences were observed in physical function, behavioral, or psychological symptoms (eg, for mini-PPT: slopetime = 0.01, standard error [SE] = 0.3, P = .984 in the CBE group; slopetime = −0.1, SE = 0.3, P = .869 in the MI group; slopetime = −0.3, SE = 0.3, P = .361 in the CY group) over the 12-week intervention period. Overall, this pilot study is notable as the first cluster RCT of a range of nonpharmacological interventions to examine the feasibility of such interventions in older adults, most with moderate-to-severe dementia. Future clinical trials should be conducted to examine the effects of nonpharmacological interventions for older adults with dementia on health outcomes.

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