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Trial reportAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias2010

Multisensory stimulation to improve functional performance in moderate to severe dementia--interim results.

Lesley Collier, Kathryn McPherson, Caroline Ellis-Hill, Jason Staal, Romola Bucks

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Motor and multisensory care-based approach in dementia: long-term effects of a pilot study.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2013
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  8. Snoezelen in people with intellectual disability or dementia: A systematic review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2023
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  12. Making sense(s) in dementia: a multisensory and motor-based group activity program.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2013
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  13. Multisensory stimulation for people with dementia: a review of the literature.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lesley CollierUniversity of Southampton, Hampshire, UK. ljp@soton.ac.uk
Kathryn McPherson
Caroline Ellis-Hill
Jason Staal
Romola Bucks

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dementia is a growing problem worldwide and interventions to effectively manage and promote function are urgently required. Multisensory environments (MSEs) have been used extensively with people with dementia; however, no studies have been conducted to explore the efficacy of sensory stimulation on functional performance. This study explores to what extent multisensory stimulation influences functional performance in people with moderate-to-severe dementia using an MSE compared with a control activity. Thirty participants with moderate-to-severe dementia were recruited from the South of England. Following baseline assessment and design of a bespoke intervention, each participant attended their allocated intervention (3 x week, for 4 weeks). Assessments were carried out pre and postsession using the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills. Results indicate significant improvement in functional performance in both the MSE and the control activity. Findings support the use of MSEs as a strategy for enhancing functional performance in dementia.

Indexed as

Environment DesignMotor ActivityNursing HomesSocial EnvironmentAgedAged, 80 and overDay Care, MedicalDementiaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsSeverity of Illness Index

Identifiers

PMID21131677
PMCPMC10845527

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