TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental influences on behavior of the elderly with dementia
T2 - Principles for intervention in the home
AU - Corcoran, Mary
AU - Gitlin, Laura N.
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An emerging trend in health care today is the design of environments to enhance personal competence of special populations of older adults and specifically of those with diminished mental capacity or dementia (Institute of Medicine, 1988). The focus on environment for therapeutic intervention is based on an evolving literature which indicates the effectiveness of manipulating the physical and Mary Corcoran is Assistant Professor and Laura N. Gitlin is Assistant Professor and Research Coordinator at Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Allied Health Sciences. This paper was supported in part by funds from the American Occupational Therapy Foundation and TirLawyn Geriatric Consortium. Special thanks to Paul Wolpe, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Thomas Jeifer-son University for his guidance.
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mental framework ihitially formulated by Barris and colleagues (1985) in. the. field of occupational therapy. The discussion extends the original.mode1~toin clude specific environmental considerations which are significant for the elderly population with dementia and their caregivers: Case material based on funded research projects (sponsored by the TirLawyn Geriatric Consortium and the American Occupational Therapy Foundation), illustrates effective intervention strategies stemming from the proposed perspective. This framework serves as a basis for health practitioners and service providers to understandbehavior of the elderly with dementia in such diverse settings as adult day care, nursing homes or day hospital programs.
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PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Individuals with Alzheimer's disease are likely to experience heightened sensitivity to influences from the environment. Such influences may contribute to a range of behaviors which may be maladaptive and pose difficulty for the caregiver. In order to understand and modify transactions between impaired individuals and the environment, an environmental model, developed by Barris and colleagues, is presented and expanded. From this discussion, twelve intervention principles are derived which can be used by a range of health care professionals to guide treatment. Case material exemplifies use of the twelve intervention principles.
AB - Individuals with Alzheimer's disease are likely to experience heightened sensitivity to influences from the environment. Such influences may contribute to a range of behaviors which may be maladaptive and pose difficulty for the caregiver. In order to understand and modify transactions between impaired individuals and the environment, an environmental model, developed by Barris and colleagues, is presented and expanded. From this discussion, twelve intervention principles are derived which can be used by a range of health care professionals to guide treatment. Case material exemplifies use of the twelve intervention principles.
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U2 - 10.1080/J148V09N03_02
DO - 10.1080/J148V09N03_02
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0026040117
VL - 9
SP - 5
EP - 22
JO - Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics
JF - Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics
SN - 0270-3181
IS - 3-4
ER -