Effect of animal-assisted activity on balance and quality of life in home-dwelling persons with dementia

Christine Olsen; Ingeborg Pedersen; Astrid Bergland; Marie-José Enders-Slegers; Camilla Ihlebæk

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.04.002

Effect of animal-assisted activity on balance and quality of life in home-dwelling persons with dementia

Christine Olsen^*, Ingeborg Pedersen, Astrid Bergland, Marie-José Enders-Slegers, Camilla Ihlebæk

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Research Line Clinical psychology (part of IIESB program)

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Abstract

Purpose of the study was to examine if animal-assisted activity with a dog (AAA) in home-dwelling persons with dementia (PWDs) attending day-care centers would have an effect on factors related to risk of fall accidents, with balance (Berg balance scale) and quality of life (Quality of Life in Late-stage Dementia) as main outcome. The project was conducted as a prospective and cluster-randomized multicenter trial with a follow-up. 16 adapted day-care centers recruited respectively 42 (intervention group) and 38 (control group with treatment as usual) home-dwelling PWDs. The intervention consisted of 30 min sessions with AAA led by a qualified dog handler twice a week for 12 weeks in groups of 3–7 participants. The significant positive effect on balance indicates that AAA might work as a multifactorial intervention in dementia care and have useful clinical implication by affecting risk of fall.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	284-291
Number of pages	8
Journal	Geriatric Nursing
Volume	37
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.04.002
Publication status	Published - Jul 2016

Keywords

Adult Day Care Centers
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animal Assisted Therapy/methods
Animals
Dementia/therapy
Depression/prevention & control
Dogs
Female
Humans
Independent Living/psychology
Male
Quality of Life/psychology

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Olsen, C., Pedersen, I., Bergland, A., Enders-Slegers, M-J., & Ihlebæk, C. (2016). Effect of animal-assisted activity on balance and quality of life in home-dwelling persons with dementia. Geriatric Nursing, 37(4), 284-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.04.002

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