TY - JOUR
T1 - From evidence to practice: Developing best practice guidelines for the delivery of activities to people living with moderate to advanced dementia using a pragmatic observational study
AU - Burke, Amanda
AU - Jones, Andy
AU - Hughes, Ryan
AU - Player, Emily
PY - 2021/7/1
Y1 - 2021/7/1
N2 - The benefits of physical activities for those living with moderate to advanced dementia are well documented and include improved well-being and quality of life. What is less well known is how best to deliver such activities to make them meaningful for those taking part and, more generally, how to develop good practice guidance for working with this group. This article reports on an observational study of a physical activity programme in a residential care setting, Mobile Me, and on the process used to develop good practice guidance from it, which included input from a range of stakeholders. Learnings from this study conclude that changes in delivery and setting can contribute to a difference in the quality of the experience for participants and their levels of well-being during sessions. The findings from the study were consolidated into four themes for disseminating best practice: promoting the right atmosphere, environment, communication, and adaptations. These form part of a new multimedia best practice guide for delivering physical activities to those living with moderate to advanced dementia.
AB - The benefits of physical activities for those living with moderate to advanced dementia are well documented and include improved well-being and quality of life. What is less well known is how best to deliver such activities to make them meaningful for those taking part and, more generally, how to develop good practice guidance for working with this group. This article reports on an observational study of a physical activity programme in a residential care setting, Mobile Me, and on the process used to develop good practice guidance from it, which included input from a range of stakeholders. Learnings from this study conclude that changes in delivery and setting can contribute to a difference in the quality of the experience for participants and their levels of well-being during sessions. The findings from the study were consolidated into four themes for disseminating best practice: promoting the right atmosphere, environment, communication, and adaptations. These form part of a new multimedia best practice guide for delivering physical activities to those living with moderate to advanced dementia.
KW - advanced dementia
KW - best practice
KW - dementia care mapping
KW - evaluation
KW - physical activity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85090216918&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1471301220957805
DO - 10.1177/1471301220957805
M3 - Article
SN - 1471-3012
VL - 20
SP - 1604
EP - 1616
JO - Dementia-International Journal of Social Research and Practice
JF - Dementia-International Journal of Social Research and Practice
IS - 5
ER -