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No effects of a combination of caregivers support group and memory training/music therapy in dementia patients from a memory clinic population
Author(s)	Gabriele Berger, Tanja Bernhardt, Uta Schramm
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 3, March 2004
Pages	pp 223-231
Source	http://www.interscience.wiley.com
Keywords	Family care ; Self help organisations ; Dementia ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Learning capacity ; Music ; Therapy ; Germany.
Annotation	The impact is evaluated of a combination of caregiver support group and memory training/music therapy in dementia patients on behavioural and psychological symptoms (BPSD) and caregiver burden compared with a control group. 18 patient-carer dyads and 18 patient carer dyad controls were studied over 2 years at a German memory clinic. Interventions were conducted once a week for 1 hour by a clinical psychiatric team; outcomes were measured 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after baseline. No significant differences were found between the two groups. The lack of a positive impact in alleviating caregiver burden of BPSD after this intervention may result from extensive care in the routine clinical management, including individual counselling for patients and families. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040505212 A
Classmark	P6:SJ: PQ: EA: DB: DE: HH: LO: 767
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