International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Dec 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyProviding activity for people with dementia in care homes: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
Activity levels remain low in care homes, but activity engagement can enhance residents' quality of life. ⋯ The results may be related to the following: wide variability in how the intervention was implemented, such as low staff attendance at the education and coaching sessions, and patchy provision of additional activities to residents; or the residents' severity of dementia or the choice of outcome measures. Future studies need to pay more attention to process measures such as implementation and fidelity strategies, and outcome measures that better capture the focus of the intervention such as level of engagement and activity.