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KMID : 0603920050130030033
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Journal of Korean Academy of Occupational Therapy
2005 Volume.13 No. 3 p.33 ~ p.42
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Outcomes of a Multisensory Environments for Older People With Dementia
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Yoo Eun-Young
Lee Ji-Yeon
Hwang Su-Yeon
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Abstract
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Objective : This study aimed to evaluate the effects of multisensory (Snoezelen) environments on the problem behaviors and burden of care in persons with dementia.
Methods : Six persons with moderate to severe dementia and significant problem behaviors, received 8 weeks of multisensory environments program. The Neuropsychiatric Inventory was employed in the pretest and posttest. Analysis was performed using SPSS and including Wilcoxon signed rank test.
Results : Participants’s average problem behavior scores decreased from 57 in the pretest to 37 after multisensory environments program. Mean scores of burden of care decreased from 27 to 19.
Conclusion : Multisensory environments can be an effective method to decrease problem behaviors and burden of care for older people with dementia.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Multisensory Environments, Snoezelen
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