TY - JOUR
T1 - Virtual baby used as a virtual environment for patients with severe dementia
AU - Yonemitsu, S.
AU - Nakamura, K.
AU - Itoh, A.
AU - Higashi, Y.
AU - Fujimoto, T.
AU - Tamura, T.
AU - Nakajima, K.
AU - Nambu, M.
AU - Uno, H.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - We gave patients with severe dementia a baby-like doll to serve as a virtual baby in a therapeutic program and after dinner when the subjects missed their homes. In the therapeutic program, an occupational therapist provided the patients with two soft plastic dolls and one silicone doll, complete with dress and cap, for 90 seconds. The activities of the patients were observed by the occupational therapist and classified into four categories (no reaction, close observation, care of the doll, communication with other residents and caregivers). In the 60-minute therapeutic program, the total number of activity episodes was around 300. The dolls were also placed in the main hall after dinner, but the only patients who noticed them were those interested in the virtual babies. The patients appeared much happier and less agitated when handling the dolls. Although doll therapy is not suitable for everybody, it is a useful tool in occupational therapy.
AB - We gave patients with severe dementia a baby-like doll to serve as a virtual baby in a therapeutic program and after dinner when the subjects missed their homes. In the therapeutic program, an occupational therapist provided the patients with two soft plastic dolls and one silicone doll, complete with dress and cap, for 90 seconds. The activities of the patients were observed by the occupational therapist and classified into four categories (no reaction, close observation, care of the doll, communication with other residents and caregivers). In the 60-minute therapeutic program, the total number of activity episodes was around 300. The dolls were also placed in the main hall after dinner, but the only patients who noticed them were those interested in the virtual babies. The patients appeared much happier and less agitated when handling the dolls. Although doll therapy is not suitable for everybody, it is a useful tool in occupational therapy.
KW - Care
KW - Dementia patient
KW - Doll therapy
KW - Virtual baby
KW - Virtual environment
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M3 - 会議記事
AN - SCOPUS:0035781984
SN - 0454-9244
VL - 4
SP - 3758
EP - 3760
JO - Annual Reports of the Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University
JF - Annual Reports of the Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University
T2 - 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Y2 - 25 October 2001 through 28 October 2001
ER -