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Effectiveness of the dog therapy for patients with dementia – a systematic review
- Authors:
- KLIMOVA Blanka, TOMAN Josef, KUCA Kamil
- Journal article citation:
- BMC Psychiatry, 19(276), 2019, Online only
- Publisher:
- BioMed Central
- Place of publication:
- London
Background: Dementia represents a mental and economic burden for both patients and their caregivers. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the effectiveness of animal assisted therapy (AAT) with special focus on canis therapy among people with dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: The key method of this review study is a systematic review of the research studies detected in the Web of Science, Scopus and PubMed. The search was conducted for the studies dating from 2016 till 31 August 2018 because several review studies were published before. Eventually, only six studies were involved into the final analysis. Results: The findings of this review, based on significant effect sizes, reveal that AAT may work as a beneficial and effective complementary treatment, especially in the area of behavioural and psychological symptoms, for patients with different degree of dementia severity if AAT is targeted at their specific needs and interests. Conclusions: More research in the area of methodology for the implementation of AAT is necessary, and more research should be conducted with respect to the use of AAT for the improvement of cognitive functions in people with dementia. (Edited publisher abstract)
Potential of mobile technologies and applications in the detection of mild cognitive impairment among older generation groups
- Authors:
- KLIMOVA Blanka, VALIS Martin, KUCA Kamil
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 56(7), 2017, pp.588-599.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
At present, demographic changes result in the growing number of older people. This trend inevitably brings about serious social and economic issues, as well as occurrence of ageing diseases. The purpose of this study is to discuss the potential of using mobile technologies and applications in the detection of ageing disorders such as mild cognitive impairment. The methods used for this review study include a literature search in the world’s acknowledged databases. The findings of this study indicate that mobile applications can serve as appropriate diagnostic tools for ageing disorders such as mild cognitive impairment because they seem to provide better, faster, and less costly care for older people. (Publisher abstract)