虚拟群体认知刺激治疗痴呆症:混合方法可行性随机对照试验
Aimee Spector1, Nur Diyanah Abdul Wahab1, Joshua Stott1
1Department of Clinical, Health, and Educational Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
The Gerontologist
|June 6, 2024
概括
虚拟认知刺激疗法 (vCST) 对痴呆症患者是可行的,显示出高出席率和可接受性. 虽然这项可行性研究没有发现统计结果差异,但它证明了对vCST有效性的更大规模试验是合理的.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
背景情况:
- 认知刺激疗法 (CST) 是一种成熟的痴呆症小组干预,改善认知和生活质量.
- 卫生和交通等障碍限制了面对面的CST的访问.
- 虚拟交付CST (vCST) 为更广泛的可访问性提供了一个潜在的解决方案.
研究的目的:
- 评估提供认知刺激治疗 (CST) 虚拟 (vCST) 的可行性和可接受性.
- 评估vCST作为轻度至中度痴呆症患者的可访问干预措施的潜力.
主要方法:
- 一个单盲,随机控制的可行性试验.
- 46名患有轻度至中度痴呆症的参与者被随机分配到vCST (7周的14次会议) 或通常的治疗 (TAU).
- 通过出席,坚持,忠诚和招聘来评估可行性;通过定性面试来评估可接受性;通过前后评估来评估结果.
主要成果:
- 观察到高出席率,坚持和忠实于vCST手册.
- 招募是可行的,尽管随机化的可接受性有所不同.
- 在vCST和TAU组之间没有发现认知,生活质量或抑郁症的统计学上显著差异.
- 定性数据和参与者反表明了可接受性和潜在的益处.
结论:
- 虚拟认知刺激疗法 (vCST) 是痴呆症患者的一种可行的干预措施.
- 可行性试验支持需要一个更大的,全功率的随机对照试验 (RCT),以确认vCST的有效性.
- 在全球范围内,vCST是提供痴呆症干预措施的有希望的适应方案.
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