TY - JOUR
T1 - The study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial of family-mediated personalised activities for nursing home residents with dementia
AU - van der Ploeg, Eva Simone
AU - Camp, Cameron
AU - Eppingstall, Barbara
AU - Runci, Susannah Jane
AU - O'Connor, Daniel
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We will conduct a cluster-randomised trial to train family carers in conducting personalised oneto-
one activities based on the Montessori methodology with their relatives. Montessori activities derive from the
principles espoused by Maria Montessori and subsequent educational theorists to promote engagement in
learning, namely task breakdown, guided repetition, progression in difficulty from simple to complex, and the
careful matching of demands to levels of competence. Persons with dementia living in aged care facilities and
frequently visiting family carers will be included in the study. Consented, willing participants will be randomly
assigned by facility to a treatment condition using the Montessori approach or a control waiting list condition. We
hypothesise that family carers conducting Montessori-based activities will experience improvements in quality of
visits and overall relationship with the resident as well as higher self-rated mastery, fewer depressive symptoms,
and a better quality of life than carers in the waiting list condition.
AB - We will conduct a cluster-randomised trial to train family carers in conducting personalised oneto-
one activities based on the Montessori methodology with their relatives. Montessori activities derive from the
principles espoused by Maria Montessori and subsequent educational theorists to promote engagement in
learning, namely task breakdown, guided repetition, progression in difficulty from simple to complex, and the
careful matching of demands to levels of competence. Persons with dementia living in aged care facilities and
frequently visiting family carers will be included in the study. Consented, willing participants will be randomly
assigned by facility to a treatment condition using the Montessori approach or a control waiting list condition. We
hypothesise that family carers conducting Montessori-based activities will experience improvements in quality of
visits and overall relationship with the resident as well as higher self-rated mastery, fewer depressive symptoms,
and a better quality of life than carers in the waiting list condition.
U2 - 10.1186/1471-2318-12-2
DO - 10.1186/1471-2318-12-2
M3 - Article
SN - 1471-2318
VL - 12
JO - BMC Geriatrics
JF - BMC Geriatrics
M1 - 2
ER -