Effects of the Tovertafel® on apathy, social interaction and social activity of people with dementia in long-term inpatient care: results of a non-controlled within-subject-design study
Results of the study show that the use of Tovertafel<sup>®</sup> over a period of 2 months had significant effects on apathy, social activity and social interaction in people with moderate or severe dementia. Symptoms of apathy could be reduced and social interaction and activity increased. However, due to limitations of the study design and special circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, findings might be overestimated and must be interpreted with care. Further research is necessary.
Authors
- Christian Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0634-8414)
- Р. Конрад (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9082-0237)
- Stefanie Scholz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1285-1094)
- Natalie Öhl
- Christian Heidl
- Carina Güttler
Institutions
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (DE)
- UMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik (AT)
- Wilhelm Löhe University for Applied Sciences (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neurology
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1455185
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Universität Bremen