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Impact of Social Support Through Personalized Visits on Behavioral Symptoms in Residential Care
Sponsor: University of South Alabama
Summary
The objective of this study was to determine if individual social support sessions with personalized conversation prompts could have an impact on behavioral symptoms of dementia. The primary research questions this study wanted to answer were: 1. Does social support through personalized social visits improve behavioral symptoms of dementia? 2. Does social support through personalized visits affect loneliness in adults with dementia in residential care? 3. Do hospitalization visits (emergency room evaluations or inpatient behavioral admissions) change as a result of social support visits? 4. Does the level of dementia impact outcomes such as behavioral symptoms, loneliness levels, or engagement? 5. Do adults with dementia in residential care enjoy social support visits?
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
55 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
33
Start Date
2024-03-03
Completion Date
2025-02-19
Last Updated
2026-09-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Social Visits
Participants received 2, 30 minute social visits with a standardized script which included two personalized questions for 12 weeks.
Traditional Activity programming
Participants were provided with traditional activity programming within the facility without the addition of social visits.
Locations (1)
Confidential
Bay Minette, Alabama, United States