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MULTISENSORY STIMULATION FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA: A PILOT STUDY

Introduction: Delirium occurs in up to 50% of hospitalized patients and the risk is higher in persons with dementia. Multi-sensory stimulation environments (MSSE), including trademarked “Snoezelen” rooms, have been effective in achieving positive outcomes in persons with dementia, but there have bee...

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Autores principales: Molony, Sheila L, Waszynski, Christine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6840526/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1674
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description Introduction: Delirium occurs in up to 50% of hospitalized patients and the risk is higher in persons with dementia. Multi-sensory stimulation environments (MSSE), including trademarked “Snoezelen” rooms, have been effective in achieving positive outcomes in persons with dementia, but there have been no studies in the acute-care setting. Purpose: This pilot study tested the effect of a therapeutic Multi-sensory Stimulation Environment known as “the Hub” in an acute-care hospital. Methods: A sample of 56 patients were randomized to receive usual care or the Therapeutic Hub intervention during hospital days 2-4. Hub activities were multi-sensory and tailored based on preferences and abilities. We will describe techniques to address methodological challenges in the study with acutely ill, cognitively vulnerable participants. We will also present qualitative data describing the experience of participants receiving the Hub intervention, and will present preliminary findings regarding between group-differences in function (Functional Independence Measure), mobility, falls, wellbeing (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale)– and person-environment relationship conceptualized as situational at-homeness (S-EOH). Conclusion: The results of this study will inform future trials on the effects of unique therapeutic environments for hospitalized persons at highest risk for delirium.
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spelling pubmed-68405262019-11-15 MULTISENSORY STIMULATION FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA: A PILOT STUDY Molony, Sheila L Waszynski, Christine Innov Aging Session 2315 (Poster) Introduction: Delirium occurs in up to 50% of hospitalized patients and the risk is higher in persons with dementia. Multi-sensory stimulation environments (MSSE), including trademarked “Snoezelen” rooms, have been effective in achieving positive outcomes in persons with dementia, but there have been no studies in the acute-care setting. Purpose: This pilot study tested the effect of a therapeutic Multi-sensory Stimulation Environment known as “the Hub” in an acute-care hospital. Methods: A sample of 56 patients were randomized to receive usual care or the Therapeutic Hub intervention during hospital days 2-4. Hub activities were multi-sensory and tailored based on preferences and abilities. We will describe techniques to address methodological challenges in the study with acutely ill, cognitively vulnerable participants. We will also present qualitative data describing the experience of participants receiving the Hub intervention, and will present preliminary findings regarding between group-differences in function (Functional Independence Measure), mobility, falls, wellbeing (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale)– and person-environment relationship conceptualized as situational at-homeness (S-EOH). Conclusion: The results of this study will inform future trials on the effects of unique therapeutic environments for hospitalized persons at highest risk for delirium. Oxford University Press 2019-11-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6840526/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1674 Text en © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr MULTISENSORY STIMULATION FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA: A PILOT STUDY
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title_short MULTISENSORY STIMULATION FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA: A PILOT STUDY
title_sort multisensory stimulation for hospitalized patients with dementia: a pilot study
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