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Developing an evidence-based therapy programme
— [for people with dementia] | | Author(s) | Aimee Spector, Martin Orrell, Stephen Davies |
| Journal title | Journal of Dementia Care, vol 7, no 5, September/Oct 1999 |
| Pages | pp 28-29 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Psychiatric treatment ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The use of various psychological interventions for people with dementia has been discussed since the 1950s. The authors report on the development and initial evaluation of an evidence-based therapeutic programme for people with dementia. This involved, first, a systematic literature review of validation therapy's effectiveness, results of which suggested the need for more randomised controlled trials. Next, the authors developed a systematic process for identifying and extracting the most effective elements from each intervention. These elements were integrated into the development of an "evidence-based" therapy programme for people with dementia. Results of the initial 17-session, twice-weekly programme conducted at a day centre in Essex are summarised, with plans for its future development. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000330218 A |
| Classmark | EA: LP: 4C |
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