Effectiveness of Dementia Care Mapping™ to reduce agitation in care home residents with dementia: an open-cohort cluster randomised controlled trial.
Claire A SurrIvana HollowayRebecca E A WalwynAlys W GriffithsDavid MeadsAdam MartinRachael KelleyClive BallardJane FosseyNatasha BurnleyLynn ChenowethByron CreeseMurna DownsLucy GarrodElizabeth H GrahamAmanda Lilley-KellyJoanne McDermidVicki McLellanHolly MillardDevon PerfectLouise RobinsonOlivia RobinsonEmily ShoesmithNajma SiddiqiGraham StokesDaphne WallaceAmanda J FarrinPublished in: Aging & mental health (2020)
No benefits of DCM were evidenced. Low intervention dose indicates standard care homes may be insufficiently resourced to implement DCM. Alternative models of implementation, or other approaches to reducing agitation should be considered.