Feasibility of a Multicomponent Training for People with Moderate to Severe Dementia Living in a Long-Term Care Home – Social Ethical Approach

• DOI: 10.20944/preprints202105.0722.v1
• Publication Date: 2021-06-01T07:38:03Z
• Authors: Adele Kruse; Thomas Cordes; Steffen Schulz; Bettina Wollesen
• Keywords: Severe dementia; Everyday Life

Multicomponent training is recommended for people with dementia living in long-term care homes. Nevertheless, evidence limited and severe are often excluded from trials. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate (1) feasibility (2) requirements regarding a multicomponent moderate dementia. The conducted as an uncontrolled single arm pilot mixed methods approach. 15 nursing home residents mean age 82 years (range: 75-90 years; female: 64%) received 16 weeks training. Feasibility were assessed by standardized observation protocol. Eleven participants regularly attended intervention. highest active participation observed during gait exercises (64%), lowest strength (33%). It supportive if task-specific or related everyday life. This confirms that target group feasible well accepted. To enhance individual instructions implementation life required. effectiveness adapted should be tested future randomized controlled