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Enhancing caregivers' understanding of dementia and tailoring activities in frontotemporal dementia: two case studies
Disability and rehabilitation, v 38(7), pp 704-714
26 Mar 2016
PMID: 26056858
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the intervention process and results of the Tailored Activities Program (TAP) in two people diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Method: TAP is an occupational therapy (OT) community-based intervention program that prescribes personalised activities to reduce difficult behaviours of dementia. The OT works with carers over a 4-month period (assessment, activity prescription and generalisation of strategies). Study measures were collected (blind researcher) pre- and post-intervention: cognition, functional disability, behavioural symptoms and Caregiver Confidence and Vigilance. Results: A 51-year-old woman with behavioural-variant FTD could consistently engage in more activities post-intervention, with scores indicating improvements to behaviour, function and caregiver confidence. A 63-year-old man with semantic variant FTD engaged well in the prescribed activities, with scores reflecting reduced carer distress regarding challenging behaviours and improved caregiver vigilance. Conclusions: TAP is efficacious in FTD, allowing for differences in approach for FTD subtype, where behavioural symptoms are very severe and pervasive.Implications for RehabilitationThe Tailored Activities Program is an intervention which can be tailored to account for unique behavioural and language profiles inherent across frontotemporal dementia (FTD) subtypes.Maintaining a flexible approach when applying an intervention in FTD allows for tailoring to individual case variability within FTD subtypes.
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- Title
- Enhancing caregivers' understanding of dementia and tailoring activities in frontotemporal dementia: two case studies
- Creators
- Claire M. O'Connor - The University of SydneyLindy Clemson - The University of SydneyHenry Brodaty - UNSW SydneyLaura N. Gitlin - Johns Hopkins UniversityOlivier Piguet - Neuroscience Research AustraliaEneida Mioshi - University of Cambridge
- Publication Details
- Disability and rehabilitation, v 38(7), pp 704-714
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- NIRP-12-258380 / Alzheimer Association USA; Alzheimer's Association APP1022684 / NHMRC Clinical Career Development Fellowship; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation APP1036639 / NHMRC; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000367902500012
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84954544840
- Other Identifier
- 991020112275604721
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