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Evidence-based practice recommendations for working with individuals with dementia: simulated presence therapy
Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology (2006)
  • Kathryn A. Bayles, University of Arizona
  • Esther Kim, University of Arizona
  • Sandra Bond Chapman, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Jennifer Zientz, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Audette Rackley, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Nidhi Mahendra, California State University, East Bay
  • Tammy Hopper, University of Alberta
  • Stuart J. Cleary, University of Alberta
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Abstract
The Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS), the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), its Special Interest Division 2 (SID-2: Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders) and the Veterans Administration (VA) collaborated to establish evidence-based practice guidelines for diagnosing and treating individuals with dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT). A committee was formed to review the literature and evaluate the evidence for effects of direct and indirect interventions on the communicative functioning of individuals with DAT. In this clinical report are a description and evaluation of the evidence for using simulated presence therapy (SimPres), using personal memories for enhancing well-being, for persons with DAT.
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Publication Date
September, 2006
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Citation Information
Kathryn A. Bayles, Esther Kim, Sandra Bond Chapman, Jennifer Zientz, et al.. "Evidence-based practice recommendations for working with individuals with dementia: simulated presence therapy" Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 14 Iss. 3 (2006) p. xiii - xxi ISSN: 1065-1438
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nidhi-mahendra/21/