Community based occupational therapy for patients with dementia and their care givers: randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of community based occupational therapy on daily functioning of patients with dementia and the sense of competence of their care givers.

Design

Single blind randomised controlled trial. Assessors were blinded for treatment allocation.

Setting

Memory clinic and day clinic of a geriatrics department and participants' homes.

Participants

135 patients aged > or =65 with mild to moderate dementia living in the community and their primary care givers.

Interventions

10 sessions of occupational therapy over five weeks, including cognitive and behavioural interventions, to train patients in the use of aids to compensate for cognitive decline and care givers in coping behaviours and supervision.

Main outcome measures

SUBMITTER: Graff MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1693594 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature