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Improving Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms and Cognitive Status of Participants with Dementia through the Use of Toy Interactive Pets
| Title: | Improving Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms and Cognitive Status of Participants with Dementia through the Use of Toy Interactive Pets. |
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| Name(s): | Streit, Bryanna | |
| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Doctor Of Nursing Practice (DNP) | |
| Date Issued: | 2019 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 55 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract: | Background: In the US, one in three older adults die with Alzheimer’s or related dementia (Gaugler et al., 2019). Currently, there is no cure for the rapidly growing burden, but there are pharmacological treatments to manage the symptoms, which lead to numerous side effects (Kales et al., 2015). Method: We tested the effectiveness of a non-pharmacological toy interactive pet (TIP) in improving mood/behavior and cognition among twelve persons with mild-severe dementia attending an adult day center (ADC) over 12 visits. Mood/behavioral symptoms were assessed using the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Mood Scale (AD-RD), Observed Emotion Rating Scale (OERS), and the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD). Cognition was assessed via Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Paired-sample t-tests, Pearson’s correlation, repeated measures t-test, and a post-intervention qualitative inquiry were used to examine the significance of TIP. Results: All mood scores improved over time, with two showing significance: OERS (M = 73.7/SD=9.6); conditions t(11) = -19.18, p<.001, and CSDD (M = 8.8/SD = 7.2); conditions t(11) = 4.12, p=.002. Over half (0.67%) scored higher on the MMSE post-test than the pre-test: M =10.7(SD = 5.5) and M =12.2(SD=7.1), respectively. Participants stroked and spoke often to their pets. Several family members reported participants sleeping with their pet following the program’s conclusion. | |
| Identifier: | FAUIR000378 (IID) | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000378 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
