Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Patera N, Piso B. Ergotherapie. Teil IV ergotherapie bei demenz Teil V ergotherapie bei depression. [Occupational therapy for dementia and depression]
. Vienna: Ludwig Boltzmann Institut fuer Health Technology Assessment (LBIHTA). LBI-HTA Projektbericht Nr: 60. 2012 Authors' objectives Dementia impairs memory, causes behavioral problems and leads to loss of initiative and independence. The ability to master the demands of daily living is negatively affected, as is participation in social activities. Dementia is a chronic degenerative disease. Dementia progresses in stages and is generally not curable. Dementia has far reaching consequences for patients and their caregivers, who are often relatives. Occupational therapy aims to enable patients with dementia to master activities of importance to them and to support caregivers. The project aims to analyze evidence for the effectiveness of occupational therapy for patients suffering from dementia.
Depression ranks among the most common mental illnesses. Depression often entails severe mental suffering, somatic comorbidity and a rise in the risk of suicide. Occupational therapy aims to enable patients with depression
to master activities of importance to their lives. This report analyzes the evidence on the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for depressed patients. Authors' conclusions Research into the effectiveness of occupational therapy for elderly people suffering from dementia is warranted. A better understanding of intervention details and of how to calibrate interventions to individual patient needs is necessary. This research would need to harmonize its methodology in order to adequately evaluate the complex construct of activities of daily living.
Available evidence is too little, too specific and of insufficient methodological quality to justify more general conclusions on the effectiveness of occupational therapy with persons with depression. There is a particularly dire
need for further research for elderly people with depression. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Dementia; Depression; Humans; Occupational Therapy Country of organisation Austria English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Ludwig Boltzmann Institute fuer Health Technology Assessment (LBI-HTA), Garnisongasse 7 rechte Stiege Mezzanin (Top 20), 1090 Vienna, Austria. Tel: +43 1 236 8119 - 0 Fax: +43 1 236 8119 - 99 Email: brigitte.piso@hta.lbg.ac.at AccessionNumber 32012000788 Date abstract record published 18/10/2012 |
