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This project, a small-scale pilot study, will attempt to determine if involvement in a group-based creative expression program may correlate with a reduction in use of psychotropic drugs for persons with dementia.
The study site has two skilled-nursing dementia Special Care Units. One unit will serve as a control with residents receiving the standard care activity program. The other unit will receive the standard care activity program as well as the TimeSlips storytelling program (two hour-long sessions per week for six weeks). The behavioral symptoms and psychotropic drug usage for both cohorts will be studied for eight months, the first four months with no intervention and the last four months with or without the six-week TimeSlips intervention.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| TimeSlips group storytelling program | Experimental |
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| Standard care activity program | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TimeSlips | Behavioral | TimeSlips is a group-based creative storytelling program for people with dementia. The intervention will be held twice a week for six weeks, in hour-long sessions. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Rates of psychotropic drug prescriptions for study participants. | eight months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Mood and behavior patterns | eight months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Winona S Houser, BA | Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Daniel R George, PhD | Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landis Homes | Lititz | Pennsylvania | 17543 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003704 | Dementia |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| ID | Term |
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| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D019965 | Neurocognitive Disorders |
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| Standard care activity program | Behavioral | Standard-of-care activities for the study site's skilled-nursing dementia Special Care Units. |
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| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D001519 | Behavior |