作者
Wendy Moyle, Cindy J Jones, Jenny E Murfield, Lukman Thalib, Elizabeth RA Beattie, David KH Shum, Siobhan T O'Dwyer, M Cindy Mervin, Brian M Draper
发表日期
2017/9/1
期刊
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
卷号
18
期号
9
页码范围
766-773
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Objectives
To test the effects of individual, nonfacilitated sessions with PARO (version 9), when compared against a look-alike plush toy and usual care, on the emotional and behavioral symptoms of dementia for people living in long-term care facilities.
Design
Parallel, 3-group, cluster-randomized controlled trial conducted between June 14, 2014, and May 16, 2015.
Setting
Twenty-eight long-term care facilities operated by 20 care organizations located in South-East Queensland, Australia.
Participants
Four hundred fifteen participants aged ≥60 years, with a documented diagnosis of dementia.
Intervention
Stratified by private/not-for-profit status and randomized using a computer-generated sequence, 9 facilities were randomized to the PARO group (individual, nonfacilitated, 15-minute sessions 3 times per week for 10 weeks); 10 to plush toy (same, but given PARO with robotic features disabled); and 9 to usual care …
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