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Background and Objectives
Older adults in long-term residential aged care experience loneliness and reduced quality of life (QoL). Biographical approaches use the recall of the past events to increase self-efficacy, promote acceptance, and improve QoL. The aim of the systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of biographical approaches in improving the QoL of older adults in long-term residential aged care.
Research Design and Methods
This systematic review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines, using databases Medline, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library. A 2-phase search strategy was used to identify research literature relating to the use of biographical interventions. Narrative analysis was used to synthesize results.
Results
Twenty-one studies met inclusion criteria for this review, comprising both group and individual interventions. The findings were inconsistent. Subjective elements of QoL of older adults improved in a narrow majority of the studies. Of a total of 21 outcomes investigated in group interventions, 11 resulted in significant improvements in QoL. The 16 outcomes of the individual interventions resulted in 10 significant improvements. The most significant influence was observed in life satisfaction. Group reminiscence also had a particularly strong influence on self-esteem.
Discussion and Implications
Although benefits were observed, it remains unclear why some interventions led to improvements in subjective elements of QoL and others did not. Exploration of the participant perspective through qualitative data collection and more detailed description of interventions in future studies could lead to a better understanding of the treatment components that are related to improved outcomes for older adults.
Background:
People with aphasia (PWA) often suffer from reduced participation and quality of life. Nevertheless, there are currently only a few specific interventions that respond to this problem. Participation and quality of life could be increased by interacting with peers who have similar experiences. Digital social networks could stimulate an autonomous interaction. However, digital social networks need to be adapted to the specific needs of PWA. Therefore, a participatory, agile process involving the target group should be chosen to develop such a olution, i.e., an app. The research project consists of a total of three phases. In the first phase—app development—the app was developed and programmed including the target group. In the second phase—app testing—the usability and user-friendliness of the app were evaluated with four PWA. In the third phase—feasibility and preliminary effcacy—that will be described in the article, the impact of the app on PWA will be evaluated.
Aims:
The overarching aim of our study is to provide preliminary effcacy of the intervention. Digital social interaction with other PWA can lead to increased social integration. In addition to digital interaction, personal encounters between PWA should be encouraged. As a result, we expect an improvement in quality of life of PWA. Additionally, we focus on identification of the most appropriate measurements to discover changes associated with the intervention.
Methods:
The evaluation, which is described in this paper, takes place in a pre-test - post-test design with a total of n = 48 PWA. Participants will be recruited in regional clusters to facilitate face-to-face meetings. Half of the participants will be assigned to the delayed intervention group and the other half to the immediate intervention group. Participants in the delayed intervention group will go through a 3-month waiting period before using the app, while the participants of the immediate intervention group will start using the app for 3 months right away. Inclusion criteria are the presence of chronic aphasia (at least 6 months) and possession of a smartphone with internet access. Questionnaires on quality of life (SAQOL-39, GHQ-12), depression (GDS, DISCs), communicative participation (CPIB), and social support (F-SozU) will be conducted at inclusion (t0), after 3 months of app use (t1), and after another 3 months for follow-up (t2). Participants in the delayed intervention group will be assessed twice before the intervention, before the 3-month waiting period (t0a) and after the waiting period (t0b). In addition to the quantitative measures, interviews will take place with 6 to 8 selected participants after 3 months of app use. Responses will be analysed using Thematic Analysis.
Discussion:
The app will be the first social network tool that is systematically developed with PWA. Initial indications from the first phases are that the app can be used by PWA, so that the evaluation of this app version can take place in the third phase. Results of this study can provide an initial indication of whether social network support is a suitable intervention. Findings will help provide information on the feasibility of digital connectivity for PWA. Preliminary findings on its impact on the participation and quality of life of PWA could be made available.
Gesundheitsproblem
Derzeit leiden in Deutschland ca. 100.000 Menschen an einer Aphasie. Diese Sprachstörung kann nach neurologischen Ereignissen wie Schlaganfall oder Schädelhirntrauma eintreten und führt bei den Betroffenen zu erheblichen Einbußen der Lebensqualität und sozialen Partizipation. Damit können Berufsunfähigkeit sowie soziale Isolation einhergehen. Für Betroffene ist der Erhalt und Rückgewinn der Autonomie sowohl beruflich als auch in der Familie und im Freundeskreis von essentieller Bedeutung. Autonomieverlust wird laut Studien als einschneidender erlebt als sprachliche Beeinträchtigungen. Betroffene wünschen sich eine Reduzierung dieser mit Aphasie assoziierten Einschränkungen. Eine Heilung der Störung ist in der chronischen Phase nicht möglich, sodass sich sprachtherapeutische Interventionen auf die Kompensation und einen besseren Umgang mit der Störung fokussieren müssen.
Evidenzlage
Ein Cochrane-Review aus dem Jahr 2012 (Brady et al., 2012) belegt auf Basis von acht randomisierten Vergleichen mit 347 Teilnehmenden, dass Logopädie verglichen mit keiner Therapie positive Wirkung auf die funktionale Kommunikation von Klienten mit Aphasie hat (0,30 SMD; 95%-KI [0,08 bis 0,52]). Es konnte nicht gezeigt werden, ob eine spezifische Art des Trainings bessere Effekte erzielt. Die Endpunkte Lebensqualität und soziale Teilhabe wurden dabei nicht untersucht. Neuere Studien fanden erste Anhaltspunkte dafür, dass diese klientenzentrierten Endpunkte durch logopädisches Training der Kommunikation und Selbstbehauptung im Gruppensetting unter Einbezug der Kommunikationspartner positiv beeinflusst werden können.
Forschungsempfehlung
Ein logopädisches Kommunikationstraining im Gruppensetting sollte manualisiert und auf Praktikabilität und Akzeptanz bei Menschen mit Aphasie und ihren Kommunikationspartnern getestet werden. Ebenso sollten in dieser Machbarkeitsstudie adäquate Erhebungsinstrumente für Lebensqualität und soziale Teilhabe pilotgetestet werden. Damit kann eine größere Wirksamkeitsstudie vorbereitet werden, die im Rahmen eines Comparative Effectiveness Research Projektes den bisherigen logopädischen Versorgungsstandard mit dem Zusatzangebot des neuen Kommunikationstrainings hinsichtlich der Effekte auf Lebensqualität und soziale Teilhabe vergleicht.
Older adults in long-term care homes are at high risk of experiencing
reduced quality of life (QoL) and depression. Technology-assisted biography work can have a positive impact on QoL and mood, but there is little research on its use with this target group. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of tablet-based biography work conducted by volunteers on the QoL of residents and volunteers. A pretest-posttest control group design with an intervention period of 3 months and a 3-month follow-up was used. Results show a significant increase in participation for volunteers and residents after
the intervention, which is stable for residents until follow-up. Volunteers also show significant improvement in mental QoL immediately after the intervention. There were no significant effects for life satisfaction, self-esteem, or depression. No significant changes were found for the control group. Digitally conducted tablet-based biography work appears to have effects on QoL-associated outcomes.
Background
Older adults in care facilities face a high risk of experiencing depression. The impact that early interventions like biographical work have on the quality of life for older adults in such facilities is unknown.
Aim
To develop and evaluate a tablet-supported intervention for biographical work in long-term residential aged care to increase the quality of life for older adults.
Design
The study will be conducted in a randomized pretest–posttest control group design with follow-up testing in group and single settings. Participants will be randomized to the experimental intervention (tablet-supported biographic work) or the control intervention (planned tablet-supported game playing), each guided by senior volunteers. A total of 80 residents and 16 volunteers will be recruited. The primary outcome for the residents and volunteers will be quality of life as measured with the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment-for older adults. Secondary measures will be self-esteem and life satisfaction. In addition, we will examine residents’ ability to communicate and their functional independence.
Method
The first stage of the project involves developing an app. The app is developed in a user-centered, agile development process. It will use multimedia to prepare life history topics and links them to key questions. Next, a workshop is developed for the volunteers who accompany the use of the app in the institutions. During the second phase, biographic work stimulated by the app will be conducted in groups or individually with residents.
Discussion
This is the first known program tailored to older adults in care facilities and senior volunteers that aims to prevent depression by providing digitally supported biographic work.