Improving Dementia Care Through Behavioral Interventions

Summary PERSONALIZED PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS IN DEMENTIA CARE

215 This thesis focuses on the evaluation and implementation of personalized psychosocial interventions for people with dementia and their caregivers in the community. We searched existing literature to investigate which subgroups benefit from which interventions, evaluated several examples of personalized care interventions including the implementation issues of these interventions, and we com...

The Next Generation of Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Interventions: Improving Outcomes by Improving Interventions

Improving quality of life for people with dementia in care homes: making psychosocial interventions work.

BACKGROUND Psychosocial interventions can improve behaviour and mood in people with dementia, but it is unclear how to maximise their effectiveness or acceptability in residential settings. AIMS To understand what underlies the successful implementation of psychosocial interventions in care homes. METHOD Systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research. RESULTS The synthesis o...

Behavioral Interventions for Prevention in HIV Care

The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the mid-1990s leading to dramatic improvements in HIV-related morbidity and mortality, also heralded a fundamental shift in the public health approach of HIV prevention—from the prevention of HIV acquisition among the HIV uninfected that focused on safer sexual and needl...

Behavioral Disorders in Dementia: Appropriate Nondrug Interventions and Antipsychotic Use.

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia pose management challenges for caregivers and clinicians. Firstline nonpharmacologic treatments include eliminating physical and emotional stressors, modifying the patient's environment, and establishing daily routines. Family members and caregivers benefit from education about dementia symptoms and reminders that the behaviors are normal and un...