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Table 3 MAKS-s 4-week-plan

From: The MAKS-s study: multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention for people with severe dementia in inpatient care – study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

MAKS®-s

4-week-plan

Social warm-up session 10 min.

sensorimotor activation training 20 min.

cognitive stimulation 10 min

Training in acvtivities of daily living 20 min.

Monday 1

fixed ritual

throwing balls, mini-bean-bag

singing songs

fidget quilt

Wednesday 1

fixed ritual

playing football, twin-rubberball stick

sensory training

spreading bread

Friday 1

fixed ritual

marching, (spiky massage)balls

completing proverbs, poems, rhyms or fairy tales

washing hands

Monday 2

fixed ritual

throwing balls, mini-bean-bag

singing songs

fidget quilt

Wednesday 2

fixed ritual

Playing football, twin-rubberball stick

sensory training

Cutting fruits and eating with fork

Friday 2

fixed ritual

marching, (spiky massage)balls

completing proverbs, poems, rhyms or fairy tales

pinning and screwing

Monday 3

fixed ritual

throwing balls, mini-bean-bag

singing songs

fidget quilt

Wednesday 3

fixed ritual

Playing football, twin-rubberball stick

sensory training

spreading bread

Friday 3

fixed ritual

marching, (spiky massage)balls

completing proverbs, poems, rhyms or fairy tales

Nipping clothespins on towels

Monday 4

fixed ritual

throwing balls, mini-bean-bag

singing songs

fidget quilt

Wednesday 4

fixed ritual

Playing football, twin-rubberball stick

sensory training

peeling and cutting potatoes/eggs, eating with fork

Friday 4

fixed ritual

marching, (spiky massage)balls

completing proverbs, poems, rhyms or fairy tales

Free choice of activity