Activity situations on an Alzheimer's disease special care unit and resident environmental interaction, time use, and affect
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®
- Vol. 20 (2), 105-118
- https://doi.org/10.1177/153331750502000210
Abstract
Routine activity situations on an Alzheimer's disease (AD) special care unit were examined with respect to residents' social and physical environmental interactions, time use, and apparent affect. Using a computerassisted observational tool, observers recorded prevailing activity situations and corresponding behaviors and affects of seven residents every 10 minutes, from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM,across four days. Although meals/snacks and some activity groups were positively associated with use of physical objects and engagement in activities, residents were predominantly environmentally disengaged, inactive, or without positive affects during the most prevalent activity situations of background media, downtime, and television. Findings suggest that routine activity situations may act as potent environmental influences on the quality of life (QOL) of people with AD and mediate the effectiveness of other environmental interventions undertaken on their behalf.Keywords
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