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Multi-sensory potential of archives in dementia care

This paper aimed to review the potential for archival items to be used to support therapeutic interventions in dementia care, with a particular focus on olfactory stimuli. Archival research was used to identify objects and to re-create authentic historical product fragrances from Boots UK. Potential...

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Autores principales: Tischler, Victoria, Clapp, Sophie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Routledge 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7194239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32406400
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23257962.2019.1675147
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Sumario:This paper aimed to review the potential for archival items to be used to support therapeutic interventions in dementia care, with a particular focus on olfactory stimuli. Archival research was used to identify objects and to re-create authentic historical product fragrances from Boots UK. Potentially therapeutic material and smells for people living with dementia were identified and olfactory profiles created. These were characterized by strong smells and items featuring well-known brands and distinctive packaging including carbolic soap and Old English Lavender talcum powder. A dataset of items has been created for use in future research studies.