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[P4–317]: HOW DO CARE HOME STAFF EXPERIENCE, UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE AGITATION IN RESIDENTS WITH DEMENTIA? A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Author(s) -
Rapaport Penny,
Livingston Gill,
Cooper Claudia
Publication year - 2017
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.2017.06.2187
Subject(s) - dementia , qualitative research , psychosocial , psychological intervention , nursing , feeling , thematic analysis , nonprobability sampling , psychology , intervention (counseling) , medicine , interpersonal communication , psychiatry , social psychology , population , disease , environmental health , pathology , sociology , social science
the groups to each other, participants with Alzheimer’s in theMindfulness group had significantly reduced anxiety, depression and stress, improved emotional health and increased serenity, while the caregivers had significantly reduced depression, burden and higher self-compassion over participants in the Memory Club. Conclusions:Results support the feasibility and efficacy of a Mindfulness program for people living with early Alzheimer’s. Interventions that provide disease education may temporarily increase anxiety and depression among participants. Mindfulness interventions offer participants stress reduction strategies that may help to counteract this effect and offer long-term coping strategies for families living with Alzheimer’s.