Using acupressure and Montessori-based activities to decrease agitation for residents with dementia: A Cross-over trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1022-1029

  Lin, Li Chan ^a,b   Yang, Man Hua ^b   Kao, Chieh Chun ^b,c   Wu, Shiao Chi ^b   Tang, Sai Hung ^d   Lin, Jaung Geng ^e  

^a National Yang Ming University ^*  (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHING KUO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^d CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Agitation; Long term care facilities; Montessori methods

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEMENTIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONTESSORI METHOD; NURSING HOME PATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN;

ACUPRESSURE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION;

EID: 66549100411     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02271.x     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Camp CJ, Judge KS, Bye CA et al. An intergenerational program for persons with dementia using Montessori methods. Gerontologist 1997 37 : 688 692. (Pubitemid 27460790)
2. Denny A. Quiet music - an intervention for mealtime agitation. J Gerontol Nurs 1997 23 : 16 23.
3. Orsulic-Jeras S, Judge KS, Camp CJ. Montessori-based activities for long-term care residents with advanced dementia: Effects on engagement and affect. Gerontologist 2000 40 : 107 111. (Pubitemid 30170195)
4. Remington R. Calming music and hand massage with agitated elderly. Nurs Res 2002 51 : 317 323.
5. Rowe M, Alfred D. The effectiveness of slow-stroke massage in diffusing agitated behaviors in individuals with Alzheimer's disease. J Gerontol Nur 1999 25 : 23 34.
6. Snyder M, Egan EC, Burns KR. Efficacy of hand massage in decreasing agitation behaviors associated with care activities in persons with dementia. Geriatr Nurs 1995 16 : 60 63.
7. Snyder M, Egan EC, Burns KR. Interventions for decreasing agitation behaviors in persons with dementia. J Gerontol Nurs 1995 21 : 34 40.
8. Yang MH, Wu SC, Lin JG et al. The efficacy of acupressure for decreasing agitated behavior in dementia: A pilot study. J Clin Nurs 2007 16 : 308 315.
9. Weaver MT. Acupressure: An overview of theory and application. Nurse Practitioner 1985 10 : 38 42.
10. Chang HF. Effectiveness in treatment of 40 dementia cases with herbs and massage. Guang Ming TCM J 1996 4 : 41 42.
11. Huang L. Clinical observations of treatment of dementia with acupuncture and massage. New TCM 1996 11 : 25 26.
12. Yu NS. Treatment of dementia with massage. Fujian TCM 1996 27 : 32.
13. Buckbee C. Montessori methods enhance function. Provide 1999 25 : 65 67.
14. Camp CJ. Montessori-Based Activities for Persons with Dementia. OH : Myers Research Institute & Menorah Park Center for Senior Living Press, 2001.
15. Orsulic-Jeras S, Schneider NM, Camp CJ. Special feature: Montessori-based activities for long-term care residents with dementia. Topic Geriatr Rehabil 2000 16 : 78 91. (Pubitemid 30641889)
16. Bridges-Parlet S, Knopman D, Thompson T. A descriptive study of physically aggressive behavior in dementia by direct observation. J Am Geriatr Soc 1994 42 : 192 197. (Pubitemid 24057359)
17. Ryden MB, Bossenmaier M, McLachlan C. Aggressive behavior in cognitively impaired nursing home residents. Res Nurs Health 1991 14 : 87 95.
18. Cohen-Man J. Instruction Manual for the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory. Rockvill, MD : The Research Institute of the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, 1991.
19. Lin LC, Wu SC, Kao CC et al. Single ability among activities of daily living as a predictor of agitation. J Clin Nurs 2008 18 : 117 123.
20. Cohen-Mansfield J, Marx MS, Rosenthal AS. A description of agitation in a nursing home. J Gerontol A-Biol 1989 44 : M77 M84.
21. Weiner MF, Tractenberg R, Teri L et al. Quantifying behavioral disturbance in Alzheimer's disease patients. J Psychiatr Res 2000 34 : 163 167. (Pubitemid 30176125)
22. Lin LC, Kao CC, Tzeng YL et al. Equivalence of Chinese version of the Cohen-Mansfield agitation inventory. J Adv Nurs 2007 59 : 178 185.
23. Lawton MP, Van Haitsma K, Klapper J. Observed affect in nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 1996 51B : 3 14.
24. Putt M, Chinchilli VM. A mixed effects model for the analysis of repeated measures cross-over studies. Stat Med 1999 18 : 3037 3058. (Pubitemid 29526943)
25. Burgio LD, Butler FR, Roth DL et al. Agitation in nursing home residents: The role of gender and social context. Int Psychoger 2000 12 : 495 511. (Pubitemid 32155160)
26. Cohen-Mansfield J, Libin A. Verbal and physical non-aggressive agitated behaviors in elderly persons with dementia: Robustness of syndromes. J Psychiatr Res 2005 39 : 325 332. (Pubitemid 40255917)