Han Areum, Brown Diane
Department of Occupational Therapy, Yonsei University, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea.
Department of Health and Kinesiology, Master of Occupational Therapy Program, University of Texas at Tyler, TX, USA.
Hong Kong J Occup Ther. 2018 Dec;31(2):86-96. doi: 10.1177/1569186118812948. Epub 2018 Nov 14.
Current knowledge in experiences and potential benefits of group-based activity programmes on people with dementia and their caregivers is inconsistent, depending on the quality of interventions. Lacking standardisation in the programme's content and structure, therefore, requires research in a structured group-based activity programme with more details.
This study explored perspectives of spouses of people with dementia and older volunteers about , involving a theme-based activity group and a support group. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyse individual interview data with 12 people.
Findings suggest that (1) promotes participation of people with dementia in a happy, comfortable and accepting environment; (2) fulfils a deep need of family caregivers; (3) is well organised with a purpose and expertise and (4) The partnership between the community and the university makes the programme unique.
Programmes like can be beneficial by promoting participation of people with dementia and fulfilling a need of caregivers. These findings contribute to evidence of group-based activity programmes, in which activities were well planned by a faculty and students in occupational therapy.
关于基于群体的活动项目对痴呆症患者及其照顾者的经验和潜在益处的当前知识并不一致，这取决于干预措施的质量。由于项目内容和结构缺乏标准化，因此需要对具有更多细节的结构化基于群体的活动项目进行研究。
本研究探讨了痴呆症患者配偶和老年志愿者对 的看法，其中包括一个主题活动小组和一个支持小组。采用解释性现象学分析方法对12人的个人访谈数据进行分析。
研究结果表明：（1） 在一个快乐、舒适和包容的环境中促进痴呆症患者的参与；（2） 满足家庭照顾者的深层需求；（3） 组织有序，有目标且专业；（4） 社区与大学之间的伙伴关系使该项目独具特色。
像 这样的项目通过促进痴呆症患者的参与和满足照顾者的需求可能会有益处。这些发现为基于群体的活动项目提供了证据，其中活动由职业治疗专业的教师和学生精心策划。
