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Niemeijer, A.; Frederiks, B.; Depla, M.; Eefsting, J.; Hertogh, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: The demand for (care) services for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is on the rise, because of an expanding population of people with ID as resources are concurrently diminishing. As a result, service providers are increasingly turning to technology as a potential answer to this problem. However, the use and application of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Dementia, Concept Mapping
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Savelkoul, Manon; Commissaris, Kees; Kok, Gerjo – Patient Education and Counseling, 1998
This Dutch study compares the behavior of staff (N=136) toward demented patients in residential homes with five expert recommendations for dealing with dementia. Results show that staff carried out the recommendations of encouraging activity, establishing effective communication, and not changing the patients' routine, but the staff tested and…
Descriptors: Behavior, Dementia, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level