Does Cognitive Impairment and Agitation in Dementia Influence Intervention Effectiveness? Findings From a Cluster-Randomized-Controlled Trial With the Therapeutic Robot, PARO.

Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To explore whether severity of cognitive impairment and agitation of older people with dementia predict outcomes in engagement, mood states, and agitation after a 10-week intervention with the robotic seal, PARO.

Authors

  • Cindy Jones
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Wendy Moyle
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Jenny Murfield
    a Menzies Health Institute Queensland , Griffith University , Brisbane , Australia.
  • Brian Draper
    School of Psychiatry and Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia.
  • David Shum
    Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Behavioural Basis of Health, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Elizabeth Beattie
    Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Lukman Thalib
    Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.