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P3‐284: PATIENT/FAMILY‐CENTERED OUTCOMES OF A NON‐PHARMACOLOGICAL DELIRIUM INTERVENTION
Author(s) -
Kolanowski Ann,
Fick Donna,
Mulhall Paula,
Hill Nikki,
Clare Linda
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.05.1376
Subject(s) - delirium , dementia , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , medicine , cognition , clinical trial , physical therapy , psychiatry , disease
andmutual cooperation during the exercises (with and without cooperation). Each group received a distinct exercise protocol. At three months they were reversed about variables and protocols. The hypothesis is the beneficial effect in the analyzed aspects. To evaluate the results, it was used the SPSS17.0 software (Statistical Package for Social Sciences), the Friedman test for descriptive analysis and for analysis of the tests performance it was applied the SPAD (Syst eme Portables d’Analyse dês Don ees). Significant difference (p<0,05) in behavior ("GDS") with improvement of depression as well as trends towards improvements in the tests analysed, in distinct phases. Analysis of performance in tests classified them into three groups: mixed results, good results and bad results. Although the short period and frequency of intervention,this physiotherapeutical protocolproved positive for the elderly with Alzheimer ’s Disease, a neurodegenerative pathology.