Snoezelen and Dementia: a Case Study

From the model of quality of life and person-centered care (Kitwood, 1997), we present a case study with the aim of evaluating the benefit of Snoezelen multisensory stimulation (SMS) in an 88-year-old subject with unspecified dementia, GDS6, andrecurrent depressive disorder. For this purpose, a pret...

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Autores: Ribes, Ramona, Cid Rodriguez, Maria José, Llamas, Noelia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/84251
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.25142/spp.2021.004
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/84251
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Snoezelen
Dementia
Person - Centered care
Multisensory stimulation
Psychological and behavioral profile
Intervention
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Sumario:From the model of quality of life and person-centered care (Kitwood, 1997), we present a case study with the aim of evaluating the benefit of Snoezelen multisensory stimulation (SMS) in an 88-year-old subject with unspecified dementia, GDS6, andrecurrent depressive disorder. For this purpose, a pretest-posttest design was chosen, with an intervention consisting of one weekly Snoezelen session for five weeks. To assess the effects of the intervention, a record of the physiological and behavioral profile of the person was used. The results include both the immediate effects of SMS and those after two hours. In conclusion, the Snoezelen intervention produced immediate and short-term benefits in terms of connection with the environment and behavioral adjustment in an elderly patient with advanced dementia.