ArticleAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias2015
Meaningful activity for persons with dementia: family caregiver perspectives.
Article in American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03575026 (Partnership With the Community to Improve the Well-being of People With Mild Cognitive Impairment), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Partnership With the Community to Improve the Well-being of People With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/Early Dementia and Their Caregivers With Music Intervention: an Effectiveness-Implementation Cluster Randomized Clinical Hybrid Trial
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Expert Consensus on the Care and Management of Patients with Cognitive Impairment in China.Neuroscience bulletin · 2020Pooled it
- Understanding the Mechanisms of Change in a Lifestyle Intervention for Older Adults.The Gerontologist · 2018Trial
- Satisfaction With a Family-Focused Intervention for Mild Cognitive Impairment Dyads.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2016Trial
- Feasibility and Effect Sizes of the Revised Daily Engagement of Meaningful Activities Intervention for Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Caregivers.Journal of gerontological nursing · 2016Trial
- The Influence of Physical, Social, and Organizational Environments on Recreational Activities in Long-Term Care for Residents With Dementia: A Scoping Review.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- Empowering Informal Caregivers of Persons With Early-Stage Dementia by Large Language Models: Mixed Methods Evaluation.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Challenges and coping strategies of family caregivers of older adults with dementia in Africa: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- Social functioning in individuals with Alzheimer's disease and the situation of caregivers.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2025Article
- Promoting Daily Engagement in Meaningful Activity (DEMA) for people with cognitive impairment and their caregivers: Protocol for a randomized clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- A qualitative study on the impact and participation in the AGELESS multidomain intervention: Insights from older adults with cognitive frailty and their caregivers.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Experiences managing behavioral symptoms among Latino caregivers of Latino older adults with dementia and memory problems: a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Giving voice to the voiceless: Understanding the perceived needs of dementia family carers in Soweto, a South African township.Dementia (London, England) · 2024Article
- Alzheimer's disease: a comprehensive review of epidemiology, risk factors, symptoms diagnosis, management, caregiving, advanced treatments and associated challenges.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Faith-Based Home Activity Toolbox Designed for African American Families Affected by Dementia.Mental health, religion & culture · 2024Article
- Understanding Capacity and Optimizing Meaningful Engagement among Persons Living with Dementia.Dementia (London, England) · 2023Article
- Exploring the factors influencing meaningful engagement of persons living with advanced dementia through the Namaste Care Program: a qualitative descriptive study.Palliative care and social practice · 2023Article
- Experiences of caregivers of community-dwelling older persons with moderate to advanced dementia in adapting the Namaste Care program: a qualitative descriptive study.Research involvement and engagement · 2022Article
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- Measurement of Social Strain in People with Dementia: A Preliminary Study of the Reliability and Validity of the Negative Relationship Quality Questionnaire in Indonesia.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Dementia threatens the capacity to engage in activity, suggesting meaningful activity may be helpful for persons with dementia (PWDs). This study explores the concept of meaningful activity, as defined by caregivers of PWDs. Family caregivers of PWDs, who provide 3 hours of care over 3 days/week, were interviewed after 6 months of cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) therapy. Caregiver responses (N = 906) to the open-ended question What do you believe getting involved in activities outside the home means for someone with dementia are assessed. The themes are analyzed in terms of content, frequency, co-occurrence, and dementia severity. Caregivers emphasize the benefits of social connectedness, physical health, and mental stimulation. Activity is also viewed as respite, difficult, and has no meaning for care recipient. The implications of activity for self- and social-identity in PWD and caregiver are discussed. The benefits of activity varied by stage of disease. This knowledge indicates areas for improved activity provision and health care support.
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