None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a structured group intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia aimed at improving cognition and social functioning. The initial course of CST involves 45-minute group sessions, held twice a week over seven weeks (or weekly with two 45 minute sessions and a 30 minute break). Maintenance CST (MCST) follows on from the initial course and is a weekly 45-minute 24-session group program. The content of the sessions is designed to stimulate mental function by focusing on the retained abilities of people with dementia and by doing so in a varied, interesting and fun way, through group interactions, games and puzzles, and by sights and sounds. This project aims to 1. To develop an Australian adaptation of the Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and the Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) programs 2. To pilot and evaluate the adaptations in an Australian setting. The project will involve adapting the content to Australian conditions, piloting the CST and MCST programs and evaluation of both the CST and MCST programs. In addition family members and carers (support persons) will be ask for input and feedback regarding their perceptions of the program's efficacy as well as in the latter part of the maintenance program, being informed what was beneficial and/or enjoyed by their relative/friend.
Interventions
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy is a nonpharmacological intervention for people with a mild to moderate dementia. It is a structured group or one-to-one program that incorporates Reality Orientation and reminiscence therapy using multisensory activities to stimulate thinking, concentration and memory.
There will be 2 x 45 minute sessions held each week for 7 weeks in the initial CST program followed by weekly 45 minute sessions for 24 weeks in the maintenance program. Each session will have 2 fa
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy is a nonpharmacological intervention for people with a mild to moderate dementia. It is a structured group or one-to-one program that incorporates Reality Orientation and reminiscence therapy using multisensory activities to stimulate thinking, concentration and memory. There will be 2 x 45 minute sessions held each week for 7 weeks in the initial CST program followed by weekly 45 minute sessions for 24 weeks in the maintenance program. Each session will have 2 facilitators; all sessions will be group sessions.
Sponsors
University of NSW
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients of Prince of Wales Aged Care Psychiatry Services Meet DSM–IV criteria for dementia; (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) Score between 16 and 28 on the Mini-Mental State Exam ; Able to provide informed consent Mobile and able to attend the group sessions Ability to communicate and understand communication in English; Be able to see and hear well enough to participate in the group sessions;
Exclusion criteria
Behaviour that would make group participation impossible, such as constant wandering, shouting, or aggression; Diagnosis of learning disability or current severe clinical depression, which would make reliable assessment difficult
Outcome results
None listed