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ArticleDementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extra

Effects of the Sonas Program on Anxiety and Depression in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: A 6-Month Randomized Controlled Trial.

Alka R Goyal, Knut Engedal, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Benedicte Sørensen Strøm

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Article in Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extra. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Alka R GoyalFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.
Knut EngedalNorwegian Advisory Unit for Aging and Health, Vestfold Hospital HF, Tønsberg, Norway.
Jūratė Šaltytė BenthInstitute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Benedicte Sørensen StrømFaculty of Health Studies, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway.
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University · NOOslo University Hospital · NOUniversity of Oslo · NOVID Specialized University · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThere is a dearth of evidence about the effects of Sonas, a multisensory stimulation on people with dementia (PWD). The main aim of this study was to examine the effects of the Sonas program on anxiety and depression in nursing home (NH) residents with dementia.

methodsIn all, 120 PWD ≥65 years of age from 6 NHs were included in a randomized control trial and were allocated to 1 of 3 groups for 24 weeks: a Sonas program group (

resultsNo significant reduction in anxiety from baseline to follow-up was observed in any of the groups. Participants in the Sonas group showed a significant reduction in depression from baseline to 12 weeks (

conclusionThe Sonas program had no effect on severity of anxiety but a reduction in depressive symptoms was found in PWD.

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AnxietyDementiaDepressionNursing homeThe Sonas program

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PMID34178020
PMCPMC8216003
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