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Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2016

Effectiveness of different memory training programs on improving hyperphagic behaviors of residents with dementia: a longitudinal single-blind study.

Chieh-Chun Kao, Li-Chan Lin, Shiao-Chi Wu, Ker-Neng Lin, Ching-Kuan Liu

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Trial report in Clinical interventions in aging, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07086261 (The Effectiveness of Using Spaced Retrieval Training to Improve The Drinking Problem Behavior of Elderly People With Dementia During The Care of Day Care Centers in Taoyuan, Taiwan), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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NCT07086261 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

The Effectiveness of Using Spaced Retrieval Training to Improve The Drinking Problem Behavior of Elderly People With Dementia During The Care of Day Care Centers in Taoyuan, Taiwan

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taipei University of Nursing and Health SciencesRan2025 to 2025Enrolled70ConditionsAlzheimer&#39, s Disease (AD)ArmsSpaced Retrieval Training
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Cognitive training for people with mild to moderate dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Chieh-Chun KaoDepartment of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health, Keelung, Taiwan.
Li-Chan LinInstitute of Clinical Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shiao-Chi WuInstitute of Health and Welfare Policy, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ker-Neng LinNeurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychology, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ching-Kuan LiuDepartment of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health · TWInstitute of Clinical Research · USKaohsiung Medical University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHyperphagia increases eating-associated risks for people with dementia and distress for caregivers. The purpose of this study was to compare the long-term effectiveness of spaced retrieval (SR) training and SR training combined with Montessori activities (SR + M) for improving hyperphagic behaviors of special care unit residents with dementia.

methodsThe study enrolled patients with dementia suffering from hyperphagia resident in eight institutions and used a cluster-randomized single-blind design, with 46 participants in the SR group, 49 in the SR + M group, and 45 participants in the control group. For these three groups, trained research assistants collected baseline data on hyperphagic behavior, pica, changes in eating habits, short meal frequency, and distress to caregivers. The SR and SR + M groups underwent memory training over a 6-week training period (30 sessions), and a generalized estimating equation was used to compare data of all the three groups of subjects obtained immediately after the training period and at follow-ups 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months later.

resultsResults showed that the hyperphagic and pica behaviors of both the SR and SR + M groups were significantly improved (P<0.001) and that the effect lasted for 3 months after training. The improvement of fast eating was significantly superior in the SR + M group than in the SR group. The improvement in distress to caregivers in both intervention groups lasted only until the posttest. Improvement in changes in eating habits of the two groups was not significantly different from that of the control group.

conclusionSR and SR + M training programs can improve hyperphagic behavior of patients with dementia. The SR + M training program is particularly beneficial for the improvement of rapid eating. Caregivers can choose a suitable memory training program according to the eating problems of their residents.

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EatingLearningAgedAged, 80 and overDementiaFemaleHumansHyperphagiaLongitudinal StudiesMalePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSingle-Blind MethodTaiwandementiahyperphagialongitudinal researchMontessori-based activitiesspaced retrieval training

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