Aggressive behaviour by people with dementia in residential care settings: a review

ABSTRACTBackground:Arts-based interventions play an important role in the care of people with dementia. Yet, creative arts are seldom implemented as a tool to enhance the care and wellbeing of people with dementia.Methods:We examined the involvement of care staff in creative arts activities in residential care. Aspects of involvement that appear to influence outcomes in people with dementia were identified and analyzed. A broad systematic literature search of MedLine, EMBASE, PsychInfo, CINAHL, ASSIA, SCOPUS, and Web of Science led to the identification of 14 papers. The studies identified through the search process were examined in terms of intervention, context, mechanism and outcome, and the relationships between these aspects.Results:Training sessions were identified as an opportunity to educate care personnel on useful techniques that are relevant to daily care practice. Evidence from the literature suggests that creative arts programs play a significant role in the way staff and residents interact and as a result influence the care practice of staff. Under certain conditions creative arts programs, that involve and engage staff, facilitate enhanced interactions and improve care strategies, which leads to the recognition and validation of personhood in residents with dementia.Conclusions:These findings provide a basis for illustrating which elements of care staff involvement in creative arts programs could be implemented in residential care contexts in order to have the upmost benefit.

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Involving Family Members of People with Dementia in the Music Therapy Process at a Residential Care Facility

10.26686/wgtn.16998619 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Patrice Dennis

Keyword(s):

Music Therapy ◽

Residential Care ◽

Family Involvement ◽

Theoretical Perspective ◽

Family Members ◽

Care Facility ◽

Therapy Process ◽

Residential Care Facility ◽

Music Therapist ◽

People With Dementia

<p>The therapeutic use of music with older adults with dementia is widely documented, and family involvement is encouraged in both music therapy practice and dementia care services. This qualitative study explores and describes the experience of a student music therapist involving the family members of people with dementia in the music therapy process in a residential care facility. Grounded theory methodology informed analysis of the data sources. Secondary data was analysed and a theoretical perspective regarding family involvement in the music therapy process in this setting was developed. The findings are presented in main categories consisting of: building relationships, sharing information, unplanned family involvement in music therapy sessions, flexibility, spontaneity, joy and humour, and negotiation of the music therapist role in the community of the facility. The emergent theoretical perspective suggests that involving family members in the music therapy process in residential care facility is valuable in fostering and strengthening a sense of community between residents, family members and care staff.</p>

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An Attempt to Determine the Benefits of a ‘Home-for-Life’ Principle in Residential Care for People with Dementia and Behavioural Problems: A Comparative Cohort Study

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders ◽

10.1159/000077729 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 6-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Alastair Macdonald ◽

Michael Philpot ◽

Catherine Briggs

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Residential Care ◽

Behavioural Problems ◽

People With Dementia ◽

Comparative Cohort Study

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Norway

Dementia Care: International Perspectives ◽

10.1093/med/9780198796046.003.0028 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 211-218

Author(s):

Knut Engedal

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Health Services ◽

Welfare State ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Residential Care ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Tax System ◽

People With Dementia ◽

At Home

Norway has 5 million inhabitants, of whom 200,000 are aged above 80 years. The country is a welfare state, with a tax system covering most health services for its citizens. It is estimated that 78,000 people in Norway suffer from dementia, of whom 60% live at home and the remainder in residential care. In 2007, the first National Dementia Plan was launched (2007–2015), and the second in 2016 (2016–2020). The main goals of the two Plans are to develop services across the country to improve the care and quality of life for all people with dementia and their family caregivers, as well as increase the knowledge of dementia among healthcare professionals. In addition, the Plans also aim to improve awareness of dementia in society as a whole and to develop and implement measures to help create a more dementia-friendly society.

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