Effects on apathy, social interaction and social activity of people with dementia of using the Tovertafel in long-term nursing care
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Moderate and severe dementia based on MMST score
- Registration Number
- DRKS00027831
- Lead Sponsor
- ürnbergStift - Leitung Pflegepraxiszentrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 26
Inclusion Criteria
Residents of the nursing home competence center for people with dementia in Nuremberg (Diakoneo)
with moderate (MMST-Score: 17 to 10 points) and severe dementia (MMST-Score: less than 9 points)
Nursing and support staff of the included residental areas
Written, signed and dated informed consent after written and verbal information
Exclusion Criteria
mild dementia, mental stress, blindness/visual problems, missing of consent to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in social interaction measured before, during and after playing with Tovertafel with the Engagement of a person with dementia scale (EPWDS)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in apathetic behaviour in a period of 16 weeks measured with the Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES)<br><br>Subjectively experienced effects on nursing and support staff