Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, UK.
Aging Ment Health. 2011 Nov;15(8):945-9. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2011.586622. Epub 2011 Jul 4.
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) can lead to significant improvements in cognitive function and quality of life for people with dementia. This study sought to investigate whether improvements found in clinical trials were also noted by people with dementia, their carers and group facilitators in everyday life.
Qualitative interviews and focus groups were conducted with people attending CST groups, their carers and the group facilitators. Data were recorded and transcribed, before being analysed using Framework Analysis.
Two main themes emerged, 'Positive experiences of being in the group' and 'Changes experienced in everyday life', along with seven sub-themes. The overall experience of attending CST was seen as being emotionally positive and most participants reported some cognitive benefits.
The findings lend further support to previous quantitative findings, as well as providing information about the personal experience of CST.
认知刺激疗法 (CST) 可显著改善痴呆患者的认知功能和生活质量。本研究旨在调查临床试验中发现的改善是否也能被痴呆患者、他们的照顾者和小组治疗师在日常生活中注意到。
对参加 CST 小组的患者、他们的照顾者和小组治疗师进行了定性访谈和焦点小组讨论。记录并转录数据，然后使用框架分析进行分析。
出现了两个主要主题，“参加小组的积极体验”和“日常生活中的变化”，以及七个子主题。参加 CST 的总体体验被认为是情感上积极的，大多数参与者报告了一些认知上的益处。
这些发现进一步支持了之前的定量研究结果，同时提供了关于 CST 个人体验的信息。
