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First published on June 30, 2008, doi:10.1177/1533317508319155

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias® 2008;23:334.

A more recent version of this article appeared on August 1, 2008
 This version was published on July 16, 2008

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One-Year Follow-up Study of Elderly Group-Home Residents With Dementia

Mizue Suzuki*, Masao Kanamori, Hagime Ooshiro, and Mami Yasuda

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mizue.suzuki{at}mcn.ac.jp.


  Abstract
For the present research, a 1-year follow-up study was conducted on elderly group-home residents with dementia (n = 13). This research compared the cognitive function and behavioral disorders of the elderly group-home residents with dementia with a control group (n = 13) of elderly patients with dementia in a dementia care ward. Thirteen residents of a group home were observed for 1 year, following the establishment of the group home in January 2003. The subjects in the control group were matched for the sex and dementia type of the group-home residents. The present results suggest that cognitive function among elderly group-home residents was maintained in comparison with elderly patients in a dementia ward. In addition, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia were not observed in either group. Furthermore, these findings suggest that behavioral disorders significantly improved in the group-home residents because of the incorporation of activities combining basic and instrumental activities of daily living.


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