1992
DOI: 10.1159/000107036
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Long-Term Influences on Demented Patients in Different Caring Milieus, a Collective Living Unit and a Nursing Home: A Descriptive Study

Abstract: Environmental influences on demented patients in a collective living (CL group, n = 5) and a nursing home (NH group, n = 5) were studied during 22 months. Intellectual functions rated by the GBS scale indicated a smaller deterioration in the CL group (p < 0.05). A quotient was constructed of EEG alpha/delta activities, which ratio had increased in the CL group, indicating a reduction of dementia-induced changes, and was reduced in the NH group (p < 0.05). The CL group showed signs of better social abilities, m… Show more

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“…Noninstitutional environments characterized as having homelike or "enhanced" ambiance (personalized rooms, domestic furnishings, natural elements, etc.) are associated with improved intellectual and emotional well-being, enhanced social interaction, reduced agitation, reduced trespassing and exit seeking, greater preference and pleasure, and improved functionality of older adults with dementia and other mental illnesses (Annerstedt, 1994;Cohen-Mansfield & Werner, 1998;Kihlgren et al, 1992;McAllister & Silverman, 1999;Sloane et al, 1998). Compared with those in traditional nursing homes and hospitals, residents in noninstitutional settings are less aggressive, preserve better motor functions, require lower usage of tranquilizing drugs, and have less anxiety.…”
Section: General Attributes Of the Environmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Noninstitutional environments characterized as having homelike or "enhanced" ambiance (personalized rooms, domestic furnishings, natural elements, etc.) are associated with improved intellectual and emotional well-being, enhanced social interaction, reduced agitation, reduced trespassing and exit seeking, greater preference and pleasure, and improved functionality of older adults with dementia and other mental illnesses (Annerstedt, 1994;Cohen-Mansfield & Werner, 1998;Kihlgren et al, 1992;McAllister & Silverman, 1999;Sloane et al, 1998). Compared with those in traditional nursing homes and hospitals, residents in noninstitutional settings are less aggressive, preserve better motor functions, require lower usage of tranquilizing drugs, and have less anxiety.…”
Section: General Attributes Of the Environmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Compared with those in traditional nursing homes and hospitals, residents in noninstitutional settings are less aggressive, preserve better motor functions, require lower usage of tranquilizing drugs, and have less anxiety. Relatives reported greater satisfaction and less burden associated with noninstitutional facilities (Annerstedt, 1997;Cohen-Mansfield & Werner, 1998;Kihlgren et al, 1992). Staff also prefer less institutional, enhanced environments (Cohen-Mansfield & Werner, 1998).…”
Section: General Attributes Of the Environmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The shaping of the material environment is now increasingly seen as an important support in caring for dementia patients [45]. The comparison of a collective living unit with a classic nursing home [46] is one example of a comparison of global milieu differences. Such studies have a descriptive nature.…”
Section: General Therapy Principlesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Kihlgren et al [3] compared 5 persons with dementia in an RCC to 5 NH residents over time. They reported similar patterns of deterioration in physical status between the two groups as well as similar levels of cognitive decline.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%