Clinical reasoning of occupational therapists in selecting activities together with older adults with dementia to postpone further development of cognitive decline.

Background: Research suggests that participation in activities has the potential to prevent or delay the development of later-life cognitive decline and dementia. This area is unexplored within occupational therapy.

Aim: To explore and describe the clinical reasoning of occupational therapists in selecting activities together with older adults with dementia to participate in, with the goal to postpone further development of cognitive decline in a sample from the German part of Switzerland.

Dementia-friendliness - Inclusion or exclusion: A critical discourse analysis.

This article explores how individuals with dementia and their relatives discursively construct dementia-friendliness in a situation where different definitions of this term exists. Thirteen semi-structured interviews were conducted, including seven individual interviews with people living with dementia. The remaining six interviews consisted of three interviews with the relatives of a person with dementia and three with married couples of which one were diagnosed with dementia.

Dementia-friendliness - A matter of knowledge, responsibility, dignity, and illusion.

Worldwide, dementia-friendly initiatives are being developed primarily based on and driven by political strategies. Health professionals, local government officials, and initiators alike are working to create dementia-friendly communities, but little is known about how professionals discursively construct dementia-friendliness and how their various interpretations affect current practices in the field. This study aimed to explore how those involved in establishing dementia-friendly initiatives, nursing homes, and dementia villages ascribe meaning to and construct dementia-friendliness.

Dementia-Friendliness in Danish and International Contexts: A Critical Discourse Analysis.

Background And Objectives: Initiatives to create dementia-friendly environments are subject to political attention all over the world. As the interpretation of dementia-friendliness is influenced by current cultural trends, the concept is highly ambiguous. The present study aims to explore how discourses concerning dementia-friendliness are manifested in Danish and international policy documents and how they interact internationally.

Long-Term Effects of Individually Tailored Physical Training and Activity on Physical Function, Well-Being and Cognition in Scandinavian Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: The preservation of physical functions such as muscle strength, balance and mobility is fundamental to maintaining independence in activities of daily living (ADL). The physical activity level of most nursing home residents is very low, which implies that they are often subject to a decline in health, mobility, autonomy and social contacts and are also at risk of suffering a decline in mental well-being. In a previous study, we demonstrated that transfers, balance and physical activity level improved after 3 months of individually tailored intervention in nursing home residents.

European-French Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire and Pretest in French-Speaking Switzerland.

Unlabelled: The Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ'07) is a Canadian-English instrument recommended for screening children aged 5 to 15 years who are at risk for developmental coordination disorder. While a Canadian-French version of the DCDQ'07 presently exists, a European-French version does not.

Aims: To produce a cross-cultural adaptation of the DCDQ'07 for use in areas of Europe where French is spoken and to test its cultural relevance in French-speaking Switzerland.

Quality assessment of butter cookies applying multispectral imaging.

A method for characterization of butter cookie quality by assessing the surface browning and water content using multispectral images is presented. Based on evaluations of the browning of butter cookies, cookies were manually divided into groups. From this categorization, reference values were calculated for a statistical prediction model correlating multispectral images with a browning score.

Effects of individually tailored physical and daily activities in nursing home residents on activities of daily living, physical performance and physical activity level: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Nursing home residents are extremely inactive and deterioration in health and an increasing dependence in activities of daily living (ADL) are common. Physical activity and exercise play a major role in the preservation of physical function and quality of life late in life. However, evidence for the benefit of rehabilitation in nursing home residents is conflicting and inconclusive.

Functional level, physical activity and wellbeing in nursing home residents in three Nordic countries.

Background And Aims: The main aim of this study was to describe physical and cognitive function and wellbeing among nursing home residents in three Nordic countries. A second aim was to compare groups of differing ages, levels of dependency in daily life activities (ADL), degree of fall-related self-efficacy, wellbeing and cognitive function.

Methods: 322 residents from nursing homes in Sweden, Norway and Denmark were included.

A Nordic multi-center study on physical and daily activities for residents in nursing home settings: design of a randomized, controlled trial.

Background And Aims: Nursing home residents constitute a frail, multi-diseased and heterogeneous group. As physical activity is essential for the preservation of function, personalized training and activities are of great importance. The main objective of this study was to describe the influence of an individually tailored intervention program, in a nursing home setting, on physical capacity, degree of dependence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL), long-term participation in physical and/or daily activities, and self-rated wellbeing.

Perceived autonomy and activity choices among physically disabled older people in nursing home settings: a randomized trial.

OBJECTIVE. To evaluate the effect of individually tailored programs on perceived autonomy in institutionalized physically disabled older people and to describe participants' activity wishes and content of the programs. METHOD.

Autonomy among physically frail older people in nursing home settings: a study protocol for an intervention study.

Background: Experiencing autonomy is recognised to promote health and well-being for all age groups. Perceived lack of control has been found to be detrimental to physical and mental health. There is a lack of evidence-based knowledge elucidating how frail older people in nursing home settings themselves perceive autonomy in daily life.