[How Can we provide better services for demented nursing home residents suffering from apathy?]

Psychiatr Prax. 2010 Mar;37(2):84-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1223472. Epub 2010 Feb 24.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Behavioural and psychological symptoms of Dementia include agitation, depression and apathy. Apathy is a common condition and a major challenge especially in nursing home residents. The development of a brief intervention for nursing home residents combining physical activation and reminiscence therapy in order to reactivating apathic residents and increasing their quality of life will be described.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Alzheimer Disease / epidemiology
  • Alzheimer Disease / psychology*
  • Alzheimer Disease / therapy*
  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Exercise
  • Frontotemporal Dementia / epidemiology
  • Frontotemporal Dementia / psychology*
  • Frontotemporal Dementia / therapy*
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Homes for the Aged*
  • Humans
  • Life Change Events
  • Motivation*
  • Narration
  • Nursing Homes*
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Psychotherapy / methods
  • Quality of Life / psychology
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Behavior

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents