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ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2021

Assessing people with dementia participating in cognitive stimulation activities-A qualitative pilot video analysis exploring the importance of facilitating the participation.

Diana Schack Thoft, Anna Camilla Ottesen, Anne Melchior Jensen, Alison Ward

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Article in Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Diana Schack ThoftUniversity College Northern Denmark, Aalborg Oest, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-9819-9737
Anna Camilla OttesenUniversity College Northern Denmark, Aalborg Oest, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-3097-6816
Anne Melchior JensenUniversity College Northern Denmark, Aalborg Oest, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-4873-1641
Alison WardUniversity of Northampton, Northampton, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1913-3589
University College of Northern Denmark · DKUniversity of Northampton · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis pilot video analysis was part of a feasibility control study, which aimed to gain information about the size and variability of the changes in outcome measures to plan a substantive effect study. It compared a cognitive stimulation programme named Lifelong Learning with other existing dementia services.

objectiveThe pilot video analysis explored how facilitation is performed, when assessing people with dementia with standardized measures, to ensure their participation in research.

designA test battery of five measures (Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease Scale (QoL-AD), General Self-Efficacy Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Hawthorn Friendship Scale) was used. Each assessment was video-recorded. The findings from a microanalysis of 10 videos are presented in this article.

settingThe study involved 55 active participants with mild-to-moderate dementia in six municipalities in Northern Denmark.

resultsThe identified themes related to supportive facilitation: Positive facilitator strategies; Creating a safe and comfortable environment; and to dilemmas in facilitation: Balancing multiple dilemmas and Balancing the MMSE test. DISCUSSION: Results are discussed in relation to using standardized measures.

conclusionThe quality of facilitation when using standardized measures is of great importance as it may influence the participant, the assessment and the answers given. The facilitation role needs to be thoroughly planned and executed with ethical consideration to improve the participation of vulnerable groups in research and ensure a person-centred approach. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: The identified measures were chosen based upon previous qualitative results and user-involvement workshops with people with dementia.

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapyDementiaActivities of Daily LivingCognitionHumansQuality of Lifedementiafacilitationmeasures

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PMCPMC8369123
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