[PDF] Top 20 Field testing phase of the development of individual cognitive stimulation therapy (iCST) for dementia

... Impact on communication The programme was seen as a catalyst for communication and a source of mutual enjoyment, which encouraged carers to spend time with the person. Communication between the carer and person can ... See full document

... the therapy. 4 There is some evidence to suggest that individual cognitive stimulation can benefit cognitive ...including cognitive stimulation, orientation, and ... See full document

... the therapy. 4 There is some evidence to suggest that individual cognitive stimulation can benefit cognitive ...including cognitive stimulation, orientation, and ... See full document

... with dementia is that the activities were carried out in a setting bearing no resemblance to the intended ...with dementia, carer, and col- laborative) were planned, however only six were carried out due to ... See full document

... home-based individual version of CST will provide an easy to use, widely available therapy package that will be evaluated for effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in a multi centre ...with dementia ... See full document

... the development phase, carers deter- mined the current iCST format to be feasible, in reality carers identified several barriers to delivering the intervention after the trial, such as time constraints, ... See full document

... the first CST group. Carers were given an overview of dementia and of the development of/rationale for CST. The CST program was outlined and details of the individual sessions were presented. The 18 ... See full document

... for dementia and theory behind this, a consensus conference was ...in cognitive programmes in the dementia care ...this therapy, and to use the feedback from participants to validate and ... See full document

... The development phase of CST-PD was extensive and involved an iterative process comprising theory-driven recommendations, evalu- ation of users’ needs, prototype manual development and field ... See full document

... The development phase of CST-PD was extensive and involved an iterative process comprising theory-driven recommendations, evalu- ation of users’ needs, prototype manual development and field ... See full document

... A key challenge that may arise from the study is adherence to the intervention. 18 By reducing the number of sessions to be delivered by the carer from 70 to 40, we hope to mini- mise the burden on carers delivering the ... See full document

... Conclusion The preliminary findings demonstrate a positive effect of outreach support for care home staff with an increased delivery of the CST and maintenance CST programme. In addition positive outcomes in approaches ... See full document

... of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and the carers support group Quantitative data analysis found no statistically significant differences within or between ...perceived Cognitive ... See full document

... with dementia living in the community attending the CST ...with dementia took part in the study. All the people with dementia received the standard twice weekly seven weeks of the CST intervention ... See full document

... In terms of external validity, the intervention was tested in a wide diversity of urban and rural areas across eight sites in the UK. Despite this, there was a lack of variation in ethnici- ties of participants, which ... See full document

... In terms of external validity, the intervention was tested in a wide diversity of urban and rural areas across eight sites in the UK. Despite this, there was a lack of variation in ethnici- ties of participants, which ... See full document

... to cognitive stimulation as a beneficial therapy for older adults with cognitive impairments, this area of research and practice is still lacking dissemination and is underrepresented in many ... See full document

... the individual allocation to the site researcher delivering the intervention and stored the allocation list under a secure password, which was not available to any study site ... See full document

... with dementia is undeniable and argues in favour of implementation of this type of intervention into clinical practice, more research is necessary to understand underlying mechanisms of the effects, so that CS can ... See full document

... of dementia, and would therefore generally be expected to be competent to give informed consent for participa- tion, provided that appropriate care is taken in explaining the research and sufficient time allowed ... See full document