Interest of the Reborn® Doll as a Therapeutic Object in the Care of Residents With Alzheimer's Disease or a Related Disorder : Pilote Study
Interest of the Reborn® Doll as a Therapeutic Object in the Care of Residents With Alzheimer's Disease or a Related Disorder : Pilote Study
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the benefits of the Reborn®doll as an OT for the care of residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, by assessing the frequency of resident agitation.
The secondary objectives are to study the frequency of treatments, evaluate the average time of exposure to the Reborn® doll, study the behavior of the residents, study the interest of this therapeutic workshop, thanks to an evaluation grid and finally study the repercussions of this OT on the nursing staff.
Dementia affects 50 million people worldwide, and this number is set to continue rising as the population ages. Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) expects this number to reach 82 million by 2030. At present, there is no cure for dementia. In order to limit the need for drug treatments for dementia-related symptoms (agitation, aggression), non-drug treatments can be used to improve residents' lives and soothe them. In the late 1960s, researchers turned their attention to non-medication therapies (snozelen concept, animal mediation, calinotherapy, Tovertafel, Carpe Diem, doll'therapy).
This doll is used by caregivers to calm anxiety attacks, aggression or apathy in residents with MND. The doll helps to calm the elderly by focusing them on an object. Several studies have shown that residents are calmed and feel valued by taking care of the doll. This also helps to avoid physical or chemical restraints, as well as the use of drug therapies in cases of agitation. Reborn® dolls are an evolution of Doll'therappy.
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