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The relation between mood, activity, and interaction in long-term dementia care
Beerens HC, Zwakhalen SMG, Verbeek H, E S Tan F, Jolani S, Downs M, de Boer B, Ruwaard D et al.. Aging & mental health, 2016-09-13
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Objective The aim of the study is to identify the degree of association between mood, activity engagement, activity location, and social interaction during everyday life of people with dementia (PwD) living in long-term care facilities. Method An observational study using momentary assessments was conducted. For all 115 participants, 84 momentary assessments of mood, engagement in activity, location during activity, and social interaction were carried out by a researcher using the tablet-based Maastricht Electronic Daily Life Observation-tool. Results A total of 9660 momentary assessments were completed. The mean age of the 115 participants was 84 and most (75%) were women. A negative, neutral, or positive mood was recorded during 2%, 25%, and 73% of the observations, respectively. Positive mood was associated with engagement in activities, doing activities outside, and social interaction. The type of activity was less important for mood than the fact that PwD were engaged in an activity. Low mood was evident when PwD attempted to have social interaction but received no response. Conclusion Fulfilling PwD's need for occupation and social interaction is consistent with a person-centred dementia care focus and should have priority in dementia care.
Key findings
- Results A total of 9660 momentary assessments were completed.
- Positive mood was associated with engagement in activities, doing activities outside, and social interaction.
Study details
- Participants115
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 47/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 27 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 47 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Aging & mental health) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2018 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 115 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 27624397) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 27 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 27 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 47 out of 100. |
| Total | 47 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Beerens, H. C., Zwakhalen, S. M. G., Verbeek, H., E S Tan, F., Jolani, S., Downs, M., et al. (2018). The relation between mood, activity, and interaction in long-term dementia care. Aging & mental health. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1227766
Vancouver
Beerens HC, Zwakhalen SMG, Verbeek H, E S Tan F, Jolani S, Downs M, et al. The relation between mood, activity, and interaction in long-term dementia care. Aging & mental health. 2018. doi:10.1080/13607863.2016.1227766. PMID: 27624397.
BibTeX
@article{beerens2018-27624397,
author = {Beerens, H. C. and Zwakhalen, S. M. G. and Verbeek, H. and E S Tan, F. and Jolani, S. and Downs, M. and de Boer, B. and Ruwaard, D. and others},
title = {{The relation between mood, activity, and interaction in long-term dementia care}},
journal = {Aging \& mental health},
year = {2018},
doi = {10.1080/13607863.2016.1227766},
pmid = {27624397},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1227766}
}