Effects of Physical and Emotional Interventions on Stress in Elderly People With Alzheimer's Disease Who Show Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

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  • 行動・心理症状を表出するアルツハイマー認知症高齢者に対する身体的・情緒的介入によるストレスへの影響
  • コウドウ ・ シンリ ショウジョウ オ ヒョウシュツ スル アルツハイマー ニンチショウ コウレイシャ ニ タイスル シンタイテキ ・ ジョウチョテキ カイニュウ ニ ヨル ストレス エ ノ エイキョウ

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the stress accompanying behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and to validate the care that brings eustress through physical and emotional interventions. The participants were 57 elderly people with BPSD who used or lived in long-term care facilities, group homes, small-scale multifunctional home care services, and community-based specified facilities in prefecture X. The study included a 2-week control period and a 12-week intervention period in which square-stepping exercise (SSE) was introduced and the validation method was used for communication. Results showed that stress levels were higher when BPSD appeared. After SSE, amylase activity levels decreased in 70% of the participants, although the decrease was not statistically significant, and facial expression significantly improved in Face Scale (FS) assessment. Also, after validation communication, amylase activity levels showed a significant decrease and facial expression significantly improved in the FS assessment. Even though most of the participants in this study were elderly people with moderate dementia, SSE appeared effective for enjoying physical activity and making friends, and validation can be expected to have the effect of sharing time and relieving stress.

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