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Evaluation of special and traditional dementia care in nursing homes: results from a cross-sectional study in Germany

✍ Scribed by Siegfried Weyerer; Martina Schäufele; Ingrid Hendlmeier

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
140 KB
Volume
25
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Objective

Two‐thirds of all residents in nursing homes in Germany suffer from some type of dementia. We investigated whether or not dementia patients receiving special (segregated or partially segregated) care exhibited a better quality of life than their counterparts residing in traditional nursing homes.

Methods

In a cross‐sectional study in 28 special dementia care facilities in the city of Hamburg (admission criterion: mobile dementia patients with behaviour problems) 594 residents were compared to a group of nursing home residents with dementia (n = 573) in 11 randomly selected nursing homes who were receiving traditional integrative care. Primary features such as cognitive and functional impairment, and behaviour problems were assessed by qualified nursing staff.

Results

Controlling for confounding variables, for dementia patients in special care units as compared to a reference group in traditional integrative care, the level of volunteer caregiver involvement was higher and there was more social contact to staff, fewer physical restraints, more involvement in home activities, and more frequent use of psychiatrists. There was no significant difference between the two care settings with regard to overall use of psychotropic drugs, however, residents in special dementia care used antipsychotics significantly less often and antidepressants more often.

Conclusions

Significant differences for a number of indicators of the quality of life point in favour of special dementia care. Future evaluation studies ought to examine not only the general efficacy of types of care designed especially for dementia patients but also the efficacy of the respective individual components (i.e. caregiver ratio). Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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