Activity situations on an Alzheimer's disease special care unit and resident environmental interaction, time use, and affect

摘要: Routine activity situations on an Alzheimer's disease (AD) special care unit were examined with respect to residents' social and physical environmental interactions, time use, apparent affect. Using a computer-assisted observational tool, observers recorded prevailing corresponding behaviors affects of seven residents every 10 minutes, from 8:00 AM PM, across four days. Although meals/snacks some groups positively associated use objects engagement in activities, predominantly environmentally disengaged, inactive, or without positive during the most prevalent background media, downtime, television. Findings suggest that routine may act as potent influences quality life (QOL) people AD mediate effectiveness other interventions undertaken their behalf.