2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Efficacy for patients with early onset dementia of adult day service offering work opportunities : Interaction and BPSD seen among participants

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21659539
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing
Principal Investigator	CHIBA Kyoko 日本赤十字看護大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (40248969)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	KOYAMA Sachiyo 北里大学, 看護学部, 教授 (70153690)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	若年認知症 / 若年性認知症 / 相互作用 / ケア / BPSD
Research Abstract	Interactions between patients with early onset dementia were examined at an adult day service center that provides opportunities for various work activities so the patients would not be isolated in the community. Then, we identified scenes of stable interaction and examined exactly how they interact. It was found that such interactions involve passing by the early onset dementia patients and passing care by the care givers. With regard to BPSD, only one patient was seen yelling at his wife refusing her caring involvements.