... and depression in nursing home (NH) residents with dementia. Methods: In all, 120 PWD ≥65 years of age from 6 NHs were included in a randomized control trial and were allocated to 1 of 3 groups for 24 weeks: a Sonas program group ( n = 48), a reading group ( n = 32), and a control group ( n = 40). One hundred...

...Peiyan Ho; Rachel Chin Yee Cheong; Siew Pei Ong; Carol Fusek; Shiou Liang Wee; Philip Lin Kiat Yap Background: Conventional nursing homes in Singapore adopt an institutional and medical model of care with a focus on safety and risk management. As such, less regard is placed on upholding the dignity...

...Benedicte Sørensen Strøm; Knut Engedal; Anne Marie Rokstad Introduction: It has been reported that residents living in nursing homes are often inactive and lonely and are offered a limited number of activities. However, high engagement in activities has been reported to improve residents’ quality...

...Hanne Marie Rostad; Martine T.E. Puts; Milada Cvancarova Småstuen; Ellen Karine Grov; Inger Utne; Liv Halvorsrud Background/Aims: Many variables influence the quality of life in older adults with dementia. We aim to quantify how the relationship between pain and quality of life in nursing home...

...Anne-Sofie Helvik; Knut Engedal; Bei Wu; Jūratė Šaltytė Benth; Kirsten Corazzini; Irene Røen; Geir Selbæk We aimed at assessing time shift in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in nursing home residents between 2004/2005 and 2010/2011 and associations between NPS and socio-demographic...

... of global cognitive impairment and a better psychosocial functioning. There was a tendency towards a better functional status in specialized care facilities, and a better quality of life was found in favor of the SCU group compared to the traditional nursing home (n-SCU) group. Longitudinal studies showed...