dc.contributor.author | Olsen, Christine | |
dc.contributor.author | Pedersen, Ingeborg | |
dc.contributor.author | Bergland, Astrid | |
dc.contributor.author | Enders-Slegers, Marie-Jose | |
dc.contributor.author | Ihlebæk, Camilla | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-06T09:51:25Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-16T12:36:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-06T09:51:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-16T12:36:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Olsen C, Pedersen I, Bergland A, Enders-Slegers, Ihlebæk CM. Effect of animal-assisted activity on balance and quality of life in home-dwelling persons with dementia. Geriatric Nursing. 2016;37(4):284-291 | language |
dc.identifier.issn | 0197-4572 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1528-3984 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/5302 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose of the study was to examine if animal-assisted activity with a dog (AAA) in home-dwelling persons with dementia (PWDs) attending day-care centers would have an effect on factors related to risk of fall accidents, with balance (Berg balance scale) and quality of life (Quality of Life in Late-stage Dementia) as main outcome. The project was conducted as a prospective and cluster-randomized multicenter trial with a follow-up. 16 adapted day-care centers recruited respectively 42 (intervention group) and 38 (control group with treatment as usual) home-dwelling PWDs. The intervention consisted of 30 min sessions with AAA led by a qualified dog handler twice a week for 12 weeks in groups of 3–7 participants. The significant positive effect on balance indicates that AAA might work as a multifactorial intervention in dementia care and have useful clinical implication by affecting risk of fall. | language |
dc.language.iso | en | language |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | language |
dc.rights | CC-NC-ND | language |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Dementia | language |
dc.subject | Geriatrics | language |
dc.subject | Quality of life | language |
dc.subject | Balance | language |
dc.title | Effect of animal-assisted activity on balance and quality of life in home-dwelling persons with dementia | language |
dc.type | Journal article | language |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | language |
dc.date.updated | 2017-10-06T09:51:25Z | |
dc.description.version | acceptedVersion | language |
dc.identifier.doi | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.04.002 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1356964 | |
dc.source.journal | Geriatric Nursing | |