Evaluation of the implementation of the Meeting Centres Support Program in Italy, Poland, and the UK; exploration of the effects on people with dementia

Objectives MEETINGDEM investigated whether the Dutch Meeting Centres Support Programme (MCSP) could be implemented in Italy, Poland, and the UK with comparable benefits. This paper reports on the impact on people living with dementia attending pilot Meeting Centres in the 3 countries. Methods Nine p...

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Published in:International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2018-07, Vol.33 (7), p.883-892
Main Authors: Brooker, Dawn, Evans, Simon, Evans, Shirley, Bray, Jennifer, Saibene, Francesca Lea, Scorolli, Claudia, Szcześniak, Dorota, d'Arma, Alessia, Urbańska, Katarzyna M., Atkinson, Teresa, Farina, Elisabetta, Rymaszewska, Joanna, Chattat, Rabih, Henderson, Catherine, Rehill, Amritpal, Hendriks, Iris, Meiland, Franka, Dröes, Rose‐Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adaptation‐coping model
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Community Health Centers - organization & administration
Dementia
Dementia - psychology
Dementia - therapy
Dementia disorders
Depressive Disorder - epidemiology
Female
Geriatric psychiatry
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Male
Meeting Centres Support Programme
Mental depression
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Poland - epidemiology
post‐diagnostic support
psychosocial interventions
Quality of Life
United Kingdom - epidemiology
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Summary:Objectives MEETINGDEM investigated whether the Dutch Meeting Centres Support Programme (MCSP) could be implemented in Italy, Poland, and the UK with comparable benefits. This paper reports on the impact on people living with dementia attending pilot Meeting Centres in the 3 countries. Methods Nine pilot Meeting Centres (MCs) participated (Italy—5, Poland—2, UK—2). Effectiveness of MCSP was compared with Usual Care (UC) on outcomes measuring behavioural and psychological symptoms (NPI), depression (CSDD), and quality of life (DQoL, QOL‐AD), analysed by ANCOVAs in a 6‐month pre‐test/post‐test controlled trial. Results Pre/post data were collected for 85 people with dementia and 93 carers (MCSP) and 74 people with dementia /carer dyads' receiving UC. MCSP showed significant positive effects for DQoL [Self‐esteem (F = 4.8, P = 0.03); Positive Affect (F = 14.93, P 
ISSN:0885-6230
1099-1166
DOI:10.1002/gps.4865