Impact of sensory interventions on the quality of life of long-term care residents: a scoping review
Introduction and purpose Residents in long-term care exhibit diminishing senses (hearing, sight, taste, smell or touch). The purpose of this study was to examine the available literature on the impact of sensory interventions on the quality of life of residents living in long-term care settings.Meth...
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| description | Introduction and purpose Residents in long-term care exhibit diminishing senses (hearing, sight, taste, smell or touch). The purpose of this study was to examine the available literature on the impact of sensory interventions on the quality of life of residents living in long-term care settings.Methods We conducted a mixed-methods scoping review using Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. Seven databases (Medline (Ovid), PubMed (non-Medline-Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), Embase (Ovid), Ageline, PsycINFO (Ovid), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials until 1 December 2020) were searched. Two reviewers independently screened the studies for sensory interventions using a two-step process. Eligible studies underwent data extraction and results were synthesised descriptively.Results We screened 5551 titles and abstracts. A total of 52 articles met our inclusion criteria. Some interventions involved only one sense: hearing (n=3), sight (n=12), smell (n=4) and touch (n=15). Other interventions involved multiple senses (n=18). We grouped the interventions into 16 categories (music programmes, environmental white noise, bright light interventions, visual stimulations, olfactory stimulations, massages, therapeutic touch, tactile stimulations, physical activity plus night-time programmes, pet therapies, various stimuli interventions, Snoezelen rooms, motor and multisensory based strategies, Namaste care, environmental modifications and expressive touch activities).Conclusion This preliminary review summarised some of the available sensory interventions that will help inform a series of future systematic reviews on each of the specific interventions. The evidence-based knowledge for sensory interventions will also inform a future audit programme for assessing the presence of sensory interventions in long-term care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eca5b4340bc048fe9db91f4ec037743b2024-11-21T04:15:08ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552021-03-0111310.1136/bmjopen-2020-042466Impact of sensory interventions on the quality of life of long-term care residents: a scoping reviewChantal Backman0Janet Squires1Melissa Demery-Varin2Danielle Cho-Young3Michelle Crick4School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSchool of Nursing, University of Ottawa Faculty of Health Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSchool of Nursing, University of Ottawa Faculty of Health Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSchool of Nursing, University of Ottawa Faculty of Health Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSchool of Nursing, University of Ottawa Faculty of Health Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaIntroduction and purpose Residents in long-term care exhibit diminishing senses (hearing, sight, taste, smell or touch). The purpose of this study was to examine the available literature on the impact of sensory interventions on the quality of life of residents living in long-term care settings.Methods We conducted a mixed-methods scoping review using Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. Seven databases (Medline (Ovid), PubMed (non-Medline-Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), Embase (Ovid), Ageline, PsycINFO (Ovid), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials until 1 December 2020) were searched. Two reviewers independently screened the studies for sensory interventions using a two-step process. Eligible studies underwent data extraction and results were synthesised descriptively.Results We screened 5551 titles and abstracts. A total of 52 articles met our inclusion criteria. Some interventions involved only one sense: hearing (n=3), sight (n=12), smell (n=4) and touch (n=15). Other interventions involved multiple senses (n=18). We grouped the interventions into 16 categories (music programmes, environmental white noise, bright light interventions, visual stimulations, olfactory stimulations, massages, therapeutic touch, tactile stimulations, physical activity plus night-time programmes, pet therapies, various stimuli interventions, Snoezelen rooms, motor and multisensory based strategies, Namaste care, environmental modifications and expressive touch activities).Conclusion This preliminary review summarised some of the available sensory interventions that will help inform a series of future systematic reviews on each of the specific interventions. The evidence-based knowledge for sensory interventions will also inform a future audit programme for assessing the presence of sensory interventions in long-term care.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/3/e042466.full |
| spellingShingle | Chantal Backman Janet Squires Melissa Demery-Varin Danielle Cho-Young Michelle Crick Impact of sensory interventions on the quality of life of long-term care residents: a scoping review BMJ Open |
| title | Impact of sensory interventions on the quality of life of long-term care residents: a scoping review |
| title_full | Impact of sensory interventions on the quality of life of long-term care residents: a scoping review |
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| title_short | Impact of sensory interventions on the quality of life of long-term care residents: a scoping review |
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