ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2021
Impact of day care services on physical and cognitive functions in old people with dementia in a medical center in central Taiwan.
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- Long-Term Effectiveness of Physical Exercise-Based Swallowing Interventions for Older Adults with Dementia in a Day-Care Center.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Factors Affecting Long-Term Care Preferences in Turkey.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2022Article
- Impact of Daycare Service Interruption during COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Functions and Nutrition in Older People with Dementia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Factors related to suspension of day-care services: an effective program for older users with declined ambulation to reduce care burden.European geriatric medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDay care service (DCS) provides various activities in a professional environment to meet the old people with functional limitations. However, relatively little is known about the effects of DCS on physical and mental functions.
methodsThis was a retrospective study that we used a comprehensive geriatric assessment to evaluate the changes before and after DCS among participants in a hospital-affiliated geriatric day care center in Taiwan. The burden of the participants' families was also assessed.
resultsThe 18 participants with a median age of 80.9 (interquartile range (IQR) 75.2-86.6 y/o) were enrolled and followed up for 6 months. Based on the clinical dementia rating (CDR), disease stage was very mild in 3 participants, mild in 10, moderate in 3, and severe in 2. The activities of daily living (ADL) scores of the participants improved significantly from 75 (IQR 60.0-80.0) at baseline to 77.5 (IQR 65.0-90.0) at the 6 month (p < 0.001), and mini-mental state examination (MMSE) scores from 15 (IQR 11.5-20.0) to 18 (IQR 15.8-24.0) (p = 0.026). There was a positive correlation of baseline mini-nutritional assessment-short form score and the 3-level version of the European Quality of Life-5 dimensions utility index with both ADL and MMSE scores at the 6-month follow-up. In addition, the family burden scale was reduced from 22 to 15 (p = 0.002).
conclusionsThe physical and cognitive functions in old people with dementia who received DCS were maintained or partially improved, and their families' stress burden was alleviated.
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