scholarly journals A Pilot Study of the Acceptability of a Dance Café for People with Severe Dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (2021) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Clara Ajoke Awoyomi ◽  
David Oliver ◽  
Rachel Forrester-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Severe Dementia

scholarly journals A-83 The Applicability of the Word Accentuation Test (WAT) in a Diverse Spanish Speaking Population: A Pilot Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 943-943
Author(s):  
D Gonzalez ◽  
R Facchini ◽  
C Marquez ◽  
D Masur ◽  
J McGinley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Spanish Speakers ◽  
Severe Dementia ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Montefiore Medical ◽  
Valid Estimate ◽  
Neuropsychological Evaluations ◽  
Vocabulary Subtest ◽  
Spanish Speaking Population

Abstract Objective A valid estimate of premorbid ability (PA) is important when attempting to identify cognitive decline. Measures of PA in English have been widely validated, but there is a lack of PA instruments for Spanish speakers. The findings of a pilot study assessing the feasibility of using the Word Accentuation Test (WAT) as a PA measure in a diverse, traditionally underserved, Spanish speaking population are described. Method The WAT was administered as part of comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations and neurobehavioral status exams (NBSE) completed with Spanish speaking patients at Montefiore Medical Center (MMC) in a 6-month period. Sixty-one patients completed the WAT- 12 as part of comprehensive testing (mean age 60 (SD 11.05) range 43-80, 67% female) and 49 during NBSEs within the context of multidisciplinary memory disorders clinics (mean age 74.35 (SD 8.60) range 51-93, 80% female). T-tests and correlations with WAT performances were completed. Results Overall, our population correctly read an average of 19.67 (SD 7.61) words. There was no statistical difference by gender or age, but years of education predicted WAT performance (p = .004). For those individuals who had comprehensive cognitive evaluations, WAT scores were correlated with performance on the vocabulary subtest of the EIWA-III (p = .003). All patients without severe dementia were able to complete the task. Conclusions Analysis of pilot data from our diverse Spanish population demonstrated that the WAT is an PA appropriate task that appears to have good correlation with years of education and vocabulary performance. Additional research is necessary to validate the measure in this cohort and other cohorts.

scholarly journals The OptimaMed intervention to reduce inappropriate medications in nursing home residents with severe dementia: results from a quasi-experimental feasibility pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Machelle Wilchesky ◽  
Gerhard Mueller ◽  
Michèle Morin ◽  
Martine Marcotte ◽  
Philippe Voyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Severe Dementia ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Inappropriate Medications

Effects of individualized memory aids on the conversation of persons with severe dementia: A pilot study

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. McPherson ◽  
F. G. Furniss ◽  
C. Sdogati ◽  
F. Cesaroni ◽  
B. Tartaglini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Severe Dementia ◽  
Memory Aids

Pilot study on criteria in cavity preparation-facts or artifacts?

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Salvendy ◽  
WM Hinton ◽  
GW Ferguson ◽  
PR Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cavity Preparation

Assessing manual dexterity: pilot study of a new instrument

1981 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Weinstein ◽  
HA Kiyak
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
New Instrument

A Pilot Study of Early Storybook Reading With Babies With Hearing Loss

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 3397-3412
Author(s):  
Michelle I. Brown ◽  
David Trembath ◽  
Marleen F. Westerveld ◽  
Gail T. Gillon
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Eye Contact ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Storybook Reading ◽  
Book Selection ◽  
Turn Taking ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose This pilot study explored the effectiveness of an early storybook reading (ESR) intervention for parents with babies with hearing loss (HL) for improving (a) parents' book selection skills, (b) parent–child eye contact, and (c) parent–child turn-taking. Advancing research into ESR, this study examined whether the benefits from an ESR intervention reported for babies without HL were also observed in babies with HL. Method Four mother–baby dyads participated in a multiple baseline single-case experimental design across behaviors. Treatment effects for parents' book selection skills, parent–child eye contact, and parent–child turn-taking were examined using visual analysis and Tau-U analysis. Results Statistically significant increases, with large to very large effect sizes, were observed for all 4 participants for parent–child eye contact and parent–child turn-taking. Limited improvements with ceiling effects were observed for parents' book selection skills. Conclusion The findings provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of an ESR intervention for babies with HL for promoting parent–child interactions through eye contact and turn-taking.

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