Experimental group 1 (N = 5 nursing homes): Structured reminiscence therapy | |
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Education | 3 days; 6 caregivers per nursing home |
Intervention | • one-to-one session as an individual nursing intervention |
• once a week for 20 minutes | |
• 3 residents per caregiver | |
Procedure | The aim of reminiscence is to stimulate memory and mood of demented people in the context of resident's life history, if applicable with the aid of sensory stimuli, e.g. photographs. |
Experimental group 2 (N = 5 nursing homes): 10-minutes activation | |
Education | 3 days; 6 caregivers per nursing home |
Intervention | • one-to-one session as an individual nursing intervention |
• twice a week for 10 minutes | |
• 3 residents per caregiver | |
Procedure | The aim is to stimulate memory and all senses (visual, auditory, tactile and so on) by the use of different stimuli related to the resident and physical activation. |
Experimental group 3 (N = 5 nursing homes): Snoezelen | |
Education | 3 days; 6 caregivers per nursing home |
Intervention | • one-to-one session as an individual nursing intervention |
• once a week for 20 minutes | |
• 3 residents per caregiver | |
Procedure | The aim is to improve the well-being of demented people by positive stimulation of their senses (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory and gustatory stimulation) with different materials in a multisensory stimulation room or in the resident's room with a mobile snoezelen unit. |
Control Group (N = 5 nursing homes): Unstructured verbal communication | |
Instruction | 1 day; 6 caregivers per nursing home |
Active comparator | • one-to-one session as an individual nursing intervention |
• once a week for 20 minutes | |
• 3 residents per caregiver | |
Procedure | The participants in the control group receive individual contacts with the same intensity by verbal conversation about everyday life without specific strategies. |