CompletedNot Applicable

Doll Therapy on Patients With Moderate and Severe Dementia

Turkey (Türkiye)29 participantsStarted 2019-04-08

Plain-language summary

Doll therapy is one of the non-pharmacological methods that can be practiced in managing the symptoms of dementia patients. Nurses can practice doll therapy independently, and literature reports that it has positive effects on the behaviors, moods, emotions, cognitive states and social life of patients with moderate and severe dementia. Our country had no study that investigated the effect of doll therapy in managing the cognitive and behavioral symptoms of dementia patients. This project is a randomized controlled trial that aims to investigate the effect of Doll therapy on the cognitive states and agitation levels of patients with moderate and severe dementia.

Who can participate

Age range90 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with moderate to severe dementia (those with a SMMT score of 17 or less) * Having dexterity to hold or caress a baby * No problem with communication obstruction * Dementia patients who agree to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Mild stage dementia, * Diagnosed with neurological or psychiatric diseases other than dementia, not accepting the baby despite two attempts, * Rarely agitated dementia patients with baby dolls

What they're measuring

Standardized Mini Mental Test

Timeframe: 2 months after the beginning intervention.

Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory

Timeframe: 2 months after the beginning intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04120103

SponsorAksaray University Training and Research Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-10-30

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