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Gallant NL, Russill CL, Taylor NC, Nakonechny S, Kohlert A, Ewing K. Time perception among people living with and without dementia: A scoping review. DEMENTIA 2024; 23:1183-1211. [PMID: 38821887 DOI: 10.1177/14713012241257299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Dementia often manifests with profound alterations in perception, but it is unclear if and to what extent time perception is altered among people living with dementia compared to those experiencing normal aging. Thus, this scoping review aimed to answer the following research questions: (1) What study designs, participants, time intervals, paradigms, tests, and scores have been employed and in which countries were these methods employed to study time perception in dementia? (2) In which ways do time perception differ across individuals living with and without dementia? (3) In which ways do time perception differ across individuals living with different types of dementia? After deduplication, title and abstract screening, and full-text review, a total of 12 studies were included in this scoping review. Findings generally indicated that people living with dementia perceive time differently than people living without dementia, and that some differences across dementia diagnoses may exist, but the body of literature on time perception in dementia was quite limited. Future research should focus on replicating findings while extending the research to look beyond the dementia versus non-dementia dichotomy as differences across dementia diagnoses may exist. Moreover, if people living with dementia (and, in particular, living with different dementia diagnoses) experience time differently from those experiencing normal aging, we need to begin to address these differences in dementia-friendly initiatives to improve well-being for this population.
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- Natasha L Gallant
- Department of Psychology and Centre on Aging and Health, University of Regina, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Canada
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- Department of Philosophy, Cape Breton University, Canada
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Minetou L, Chatzopoulos A, Tzerachoglou A, Priniotakis G, van Hoof J, Sfyroera E, Georgiadou Z, Tyrovola S, Drosos C. Homing wellness: can narrative design transform living spaces for people with dementia into engaging environments enabling communication? Front Public Health 2024; 11:1198253. [PMID: 38292379 PMCID: PMC10827317 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1198253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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Interactive design is an emerging trend in dementia care environments. This article describes a research project aiming at the design and development of novel spatial objects with narrative attributes that incorporate embedded technology and textiles to support the wellbeing of people living with dementia. In collaboration with people with dementia, this interdisciplinary research project focuses on the question of how innovative spatial objects can be incorporated into dementia long-term care settings, transforming the space into a comforting and playful narrative environment that can enhance self-esteem while also facilitating communication between people living with dementia, family, and staff members. The research methodologies applied are qualitative, including Action Research. Participatory design methods with the experts by experience-the people with dementia-and health professionals have been used to inform the study. Early findings from this research are presented as design solutions comprising a series of spatial object prototypes with embedded technology and textiles. The prototypes were evaluated primarily by researchers, health professionals, academics, and design practitioners in terms of functionality, aesthetics, and their potential to stimulate engagement. The research is ongoing, and the aim is to evaluate the prototypes by using ethnographic and sensory ethnography methods and, consequently, further develop them through co-design workshops with people living with dementia.
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- Loukia Minetou
- Centre for Environment Dementia and Ageing Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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- Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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- Research Group of Urban Ageing, Faculty of Social Work and Education, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, Netherlands
- Faculty of Spatial Management and Landscape Architecture, Institute of Spatial Management, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Interior Architecture, School of Applied Arts and Design, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Interior Architecture, School of Applied Arts and Design, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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Lee KH, Yang E, Lee JY. Care provider interaction and psychological well-being of persons living with dementia in long-term care: a longitudinal observational study. BMC Nurs 2023; 22:223. [PMID: 37370120 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01387-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although social interaction is important for dementia care and well-being of persons living with dementia, a limited number of studies have reported. This study aimed to examine whether the presence, type, and quality of social interaction is associated with psychological well-being among residents with dementia. METHODS This study analyzed 258 videos of 30 participants living with dementia. Social interaction was assessed by quality, type, and presence of interaction. Psychological well-being was measured by positive and negative emotional expressions. A mixed model was used for data analysis since these repeatedly measured observation data were nested within subjects. RESULTS Positive and neutral interactions were significantly associated with positive emotional expressions after controlling covariates, while negative interaction was significantly associated with negative emotional expressions. There was no significant relationship found between interaction presence or type and emotional expressions. CONCLUSIONS This study showed interaction quality is essential to promote psychological well-being in persons living with dementia regardless of presence or type of interaction. This study highlights the importance of positive care provider interactions in dementia care. Additionally, institutional efforts to create an environment to reduce negative interactions appears essential to improve the psychological well-being of persons living with dementia. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was reviewed and approved by the Yonsei University Institutional Review Board on October 16, 2020 (ref no: Y-2020-0158).
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- Kyung Hee Lee
- Yonsei University College of Nursing and Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Yonsei University College of Nursing and Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Seoul, South Korea.
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Harris C, Gibbon B, Hill JE. Impact of the built environment on stroke inpatient rehabilitation. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE NURSING 2023; 19:S19-S22. [PMID: 38698885 PMCID: PMC7615920 DOI: 10.12968/bjnn.2023.19.sup2.s19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Guidance recommends that people with disability following stroke should receive rehabilitation in a dedicated stroke inpatient unit. Previous research has indicated that aspects of the built environment in inpatient settings can impact on patient wellbeing and experience. This article evaluates and discusses the findings of a recent systematic review that explores the effect of environmental and design factors on stroke rehabilitation.
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Clemens S, Aelick K, Babineau J, Bretzlaff M, Edwards C, Gibson J, Hewitt Colborne D, Iaboni A, Lender D, Schon D, Snowball E, McGilton KS, Bethell J. Home- and community-level predictors of social connection in nursing home residents: A scoping review. Health Sci Rep 2022; 5:e743. [PMID: 35873395 PMCID: PMC9297378 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background and Aims Social connection is associated with better physical and mental health and is an important aspect of the quality of care for nursing home residents. The primary objective of this scoping review was to answer the question: what nursing home and community characteristics have been tested as predictors of social connection in nursing home residents? The secondary objective was to describe the measures of social connection used in these studies. Methods We searched MEDLINE(R) ALL (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), APA PsycINFO (Ovid), Scopus, Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest), Embase and Embase Classic (Ovid), Emcare Nursing (Ovid), and AgeLine (EBSCO) for research that quantified associations between nursing home and/or community characteristics and resident social connection. Searches were limited to English-language articles published from database inception to search date (July 2019) and update (January 2021). Results We found 45 studies that examined small-scale home-like settings (17 studies), facility characteristics (14 studies), staffing characteristics (11 studies), care philosophy (nine studies), and community characteristics (five studies). Eight studies assessed multiple home or community-level exposures. The most frequent measures of social connection were study-specific assessments of social engagement (11 studies), the Index of Social Engagement (eight studies) and Qualidem social relations (six studies), and/or social isolation (five studies) subscales. Ten studies assessed multiple social connection outcomes. Conclusion Research has assessed small-scale home-like settings, facility characteristics, staffing characteristics, care philosophy, and community characteristics as predictors of social connection in nursing home residents. In these studies, there was no broad consensus on best approach(es) to the measurement of social connection. Further research is needed to build an evidence-base on how modifiable built environment, staffing and care philosophy characteristics-and the interactions between these factors-impact residents' social connection.
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- Sara Clemens
- KITE Research InstituteToronto Rehabilitation Institute‐University Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating OfficeNorth Bay Regional Health CentreNorth BayOntarioCanada
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- Library and Information ServicesUniversity Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
- The Institute for Education ResearchUniversity Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating OfficeNorth Bay Regional Health CentreNorth BayOntarioCanada
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- Ontario Association of Residents' CouncilsNewmarketOntarioCanada
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- Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating OfficeNorth Bay Regional Health CentreNorth BayOntarioCanada
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- KITE Research InstituteToronto Rehabilitation Institute‐University Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Ontario Association of Residents' CouncilsNewmarketOntarioCanada
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- Lakeside Long‐Term Care Centre Family CouncilTorontoOntarioCanada
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- KITE Research InstituteToronto Rehabilitation Institute‐University Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
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- KITE Research InstituteToronto Rehabilitation Institute‐University Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of NursingUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- KITE Research InstituteToronto Rehabilitation Institute‐University Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and EvaluationUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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Rom Y, Palgi Y, Isaacson M. Analyzing the Layout of Long-Term Care Facilities: A Psycho-Spatial Approach. HERD-HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH & DESIGN JOURNAL 2022; 15:22-42. [PMID: 35510572 DOI: 10.1177/19375867211064538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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When planning long-term care facilities (LTCFs), architects strive to design buildings that support high well-being (WB) levels for those who live and work in them. To achieve this goal, architects must understand what defines WB in old age and how these qualities can be achieved through the designed physical layout. This task must be achieved while tackling additional challenges, such as considering the official planning guidelines, codes, and additional requests given by the client. During the planning process, architects use their subjective impressions by visiting similar institutions, their personal experience as architects, and their subjective assumptions on what residents and caregivers may consider desirable. Once built, there are a lack of methodological ways to evaluate an existing LTCF unit's plan as a supportive tool for higher levels of WB. The current study aims to create a methodological tool to analyze LTCF units' layout, giving scores to each plan based on five aspects of WB that they support. In our article, we demonstrate this methodology's application on 40 plans of LTCFs, demonstrating its effectiveness. We believe that the approach presented in this article will contribute to furthering the quality of planning of LTCFs benefiting residents and caregivers alike.
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- Yifat Rom
- Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Israel
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Mabire JB, Gay MC, Charras K, Vernooij-Dassen M. Impact of a Psychosocial Intervention on Social Interactions between People with Dementia: An Observational Study in a Nursing Home. ACTIVITIES, ADAPTATION & AGING 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2021.1966574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Living lab Vieillissement et Vulnérabilités, Service de Gériatrie, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France
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Ferdous F. Social Distancing vs Social Interaction for Older Adults at Long-Term Care Facilities in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review and Synthesis of Action Plans. INQUIRY : A JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVISION AND FINANCING 2021; 58:469580211044287. [PMID: 34612063 PMCID: PMC8504216 DOI: 10.1177/00469580211044287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The present study aimed to systematically analyze the impact of COVID-19-related social distancing requirements on older adults living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and to synthesize the literature into thematic action plans to minimize the adverse effects of social isolation. The search included articles published between December 2019 and August 2020 across four databases. The inclusion criteria were used to screen for studies that reported on social isolation and loneliness due to the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults living in LTCFs. This rapid review identified 29 relevant studies and synthesized them into four thematic action plans: technological advancement, remote communication, therapeutic care/stress management, and preventive measures. These thematic action plans and cost-effective strategies can be immediately adopted and used as a resource for all LTCF administrators, healthcare design professionals, and researchers in battling current COVID-19-related issues, and improving social interaction in older adults living in care facilities.
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- Farhana Ferdous
- Department of Architecture, College of Engineering and Architecture, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA
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Roberts E, Carter HC. Making the Case for Centralized Dementia Care Through Adaptive Reuse in the Time of COVID-19. INQUIRY : A JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVISION AND FINANCING 2020; 57:46958020969305. [PMID: 33124477 PMCID: PMC7607757 DOI: 10.1177/0046958020969305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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It is estimated that 5.4 million Americans have some form of dementia and these numbers are expected to rise in the coming decades, leading to an unprecedented demand for memory care housing and services. At the same time, infectious disease outbreaks like the COVID-19 pandemic have raised great concerns for the future of care settings for people living with dementia. In searching for innovative options to create more autonomy and better quality of life in dementia care settings, while at the same time improving infectious disease control, repurposing existing structures, in particular vacant urban malls, may be one option for the large sites needed for the European model of dementia villages. This editorial paper makes the case for the Dementia Friendly City Center model for centralized dementia programs, medical services and housing. By working across multiple disciplines, this research team has simultaneously addressed numerous issues, including community revitalization, building sustainability, and the strengthening of infectious disease control in care sites which are inclusive, progressive and convergent with the needs of an aging population.
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