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An intervention made up of a range of activities that stimulate thinking, concentration, attention and memory.
- The focus was on creating a room-based cognitive stimulation program for the GEM inpatient ward at Barwon Health's McKellar Centre.
- The program is made of a range of paper-based activities that are delivered to patients rooms daily by the AHA.
Cognitive decline is a common effect of ageing and is a major concern amongst a large percentage of the population as they grow older
(Eckroth-Bucher, & Siberski, 2009)
Cognitive stimulation studies regarding age-related cognitive changes are well supported by evidence of neuroplasticity in the elderly population
(Fernandez-Prado, Conlon, Mayan-Santos, & Gandoy-Crego, 2011)
The overarching objective of the project was to create a resource folder that is readily available to used as a part of a daily cognitive stimulation program
Limitations:
Risks:
Benefits:
Mixed methods approach; both qualitative and quantitative methods were used.
Inclusion Criteria:
All patients in the ward at the time were invited to participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
If patients did not have sufficient attention to complete basic tasks such as colouring; no patients at the time met this criteria.
(First Four Weeks)
(Weeks 5 & 6)
(Week 7)
(Week 8)
Qualitative data was collected using surveys
Quantitative data was collected using the Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT)
Why/Why not?
What could we do to improve the program?
Overall the program has been a success!
Resources available
Positive feedback from patients
Objective met
Eckroth-Bucher, M., & Siberski, J. (2009). Preserving cognition through an integrated cognitive stimulation and training program. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 24(3), pp 234-245. DOI: 10.1177/1533317509332624
Fernandez-Prado, S., Conlon, S., Mayan-Santos, J.M., & Gandoy-Crego, M. (2012). The influence of a cognitive stimulation program on the quality of life perception among the elderly. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 54, pp 181-184. DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.03.003
Woods, B., Aguirre, E., Spector, A.E., & Orrell, M. (2012). Cognitive stimulation to improve cognitive functioning in people with dementia (review). The Cochrane Library, 15(2), pp 1-31. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005562.pub2