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DOI: 10.1177/153331759701200304 © 1997 SAGE Publications Video RespiteM for cognitively impaired persons In nursing homesLebanon, Oregon
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Department of Human Development, Family Living and Community Educational Services, Menomonie, Wisconsin The purpose of this study is to examine the usefulness of Video RespiteTM in reducing agitated behaviors and increasingpositive social behaviors in cognitively impairednursing home residents. Video RespiteTM is a series of 10 videotapes specifically designed to capture long term memory and maintain the attention ofpatients with dementia. Remembering when, a 21-minute Video RespiteTM tape was utilized as the intervention. For this study, 36 residents in three nursing homes were observedpre-, during andpostintervention. Findings revealed that the video was not significantly effective in reducing agitation; however, it was significantly effective in increasing positive behaviors during the intervention. We offer suggestions to practitioners for use of this video in the context of nursing homes
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