Title
The effects of a psychomotor activation programme for use in groups of cognitively impaired people in homes for the elderly
Author
Hopman-Rock, M.
Staats, P.G.M.
Tak, E.C.P.M.
Dröes, R.M.
TNO Preventie en Gezondheid
Publication year
1999
Abstract
Objectives. To test the effects of the Psychomotor Activation Programme (PAP) on the behaviour and cognition of demented elderly people. Design. Randomized controlled trial with an experimental group and a control group. Post-test after 6 months. Setting. Group care projects for demented elderly people living in 11 different homes for the elderly in The Netherlands. Participants. One hundred and thirty-four subjects entered the study (72 in the experimental group and 62 in the control group), 42 of whom dropped out (27 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group). Measurements. Individual behaviour and group behaviour were scored using two Dutch scales (BIP and SIPO respectively) developed and validated for use in psychogeriatric populations. Cognition was measured with the short and the long versions of the Cognitive Screening Test (CST-14 and CST-20). Disability was measured with the Barthel Index. Medicine use, falls, other accidents and life events were registered. Results. The PAP had a beneficial effect on cognition (CST-14, F = 2.63, p ≤ 0.05, effect size 0.4) (CST-20, F = 3.77, p ≤ 0.05, effect size 0.5) and increased positive group behaviour in participants with relatively mild cognitive problems (SIPO, F = 4.46, p ≤ 0.05). Conclusion. The PAP stabilizes cognitive performance and has some beneficial effects on behaviour. Positive findings were supported by a simultaneously conducted process evaluation.
Subject
Health
Aged
Cognition
Dementia
Physical activity
Trial
Aged, 80 and over
Aggression
Behavior Therapy
Cognition Disorders
Exercise Therapy
Female
Group Homes
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Male
Netherlands
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Program Evaluation
Psychomotor Performance
Quality of Life
Sleep Disorders
Social Behavior Disorders
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199908)14:8<633::aid-gps996>3.0.co;2-w
TNO identifier
235113
ISSN
0885-6230
Source
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14 (8), 633-642
Document type
article