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Evaluation of the implementation of the Meeting Centres Support Program in Italy, Poland, and the UK; exploration of the effects on people with dementia.
- Source :
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry; Jul2018, Vol. 33 Issue 7, p883-892, 10p, 1 Diagram, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- <bold>Objectives: </bold>MEETINGDEM investigated whether the Dutch Meeting Centres Support Programme (MCSP) could be implemented in Italy, Poland, and the UK with comparable benefits. This paper reports on the impact on people living with dementia attending pilot Meeting Centres in the 3 countries.<bold>Methods: </bold>Nine pilot Meeting Centres (MCs) participated (Italy-5, Poland-2, UK-2). Effectiveness of MCSP was compared with Usual Care (UC) on outcomes measuring behavioural and psychological symptoms (NPI), depression (CSDD), and quality of life (DQoL, QOL-AD), analysed by ANCOVAs in a 6-month pre-test/post-test controlled trial.<bold>Results: </bold>Pre/post data were collected for 85 people with dementia and 93 carers (MCSP) and 74 people with dementia /carer dyads' receiving UC. MCSP showed significant positive effects for DQoL [Self-esteem (F = 4.8, P = 0.03); Positive Affect (F = 14.93, P < 0.00); Feelings of Belonging (F = 7.77, P = 0.01)] with medium and large effect sizes. Higher attendance levels correlated with greater neuropsychiatric symptom reduction (rho = 0.24, P = 0.03) and a greater increase in feelings of support (rho = 0.36, P = 0.001).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>MCSPs showed significant wellbeing and health benefits compared with UC, building on the evidence of effectiveness from the Netherlands. In addition to the previously reported successful implementation of MCSP in Italy, Poland, and the UK, these findings suggest that further international dissemination of MCSP is recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MEDICAL care
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
DEMENTIA patients
DISEASE prevalence
MENTAL health services
TREATMENT of dementia
PSYCHIATRIC epidemiology
DEMENTIA
COMMUNITY health services
COMPARATIVE studies
MENTAL depression
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
QUALITY of life
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH
EVALUATION research
FERRANS & Powers Quality of Life Index
IMPACT of Event Scale
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08856230
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130105165
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4865