Analysis of Therapeutic Approaches for Dementia Quality of Life

This report delves into various therapeutic approaches and models of care employed to enhance the quality of life for individuals diagnosed with dementia. It examines the application of person-centered therapy, emphasizing the importance of understanding the patient's feelings and experiences. The report also explores the benefits of music therapy in improving mood and cognitive function, as well as the effectiveness of validation therapy, reminiscence therapy, and message therapy. Furthermore, it investigates the use of environmental manipulation, such as the Eden Alternative, in creating supportive and engaging environments for dementia patients. The report critically analyzes these approaches, highlighting their strengths, limitations, and contributions to improving the overall well-being of people living with dementia, supported by relevant research and literature.

THERAPEUTIC APPROACH OR MODEL OF
CARE USED TO PROMOTE QUALITY
OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Therapeutic approaches are the treatment procedure that are adopted by medical
professionals to provide quality care services to dementia patients. It looks upon the developing
understanding about experience of young people and their emotions so that practitioner can
realize their situation and can provide them treatment accordingly (Taylor and et.al, 2015).
Validation, music, message, person- centred care etc. are various approaches that are adopted by
care providers to expected treatment to patients. Study will review and analyses of therapeutic
approaches and models that are used to promote quality of life for people.
MAIN BODY
Dementia is the mental illness in which person fails to remember the memories and it
reduced ability of individual to perform daily work effectively. It includes issue of memory loss,
communication problems, poor ability to focus on particular task. In such condition medical
professional have to take support of various therapies to provide treatment of these patients and
improving their life as well. Person- centred therapy is the kind of therapeutic approach in which
care providers concentrates on how the client is feeling and the situation from which person is
going through. Music therapy supports in developing physical, sensory skills among individual.
That assists in self management behaviour of individual (Duffau and Taillandier, 2014).
Involvement of music helps the dementia person in making positive changes in mood and
emotional state of the persons. This assists in developing confidence of the dementia patient so
that individual can behave confident whenever person faces any critical situation of fails to
coordinate with other others. It is the type of approach that creates opportunity for individuals so
that they can express their feeling and can come out of their trauma. Social workers provide
counselling to the such dementia patient who is in trauma and counselling assists in improving
condition of individual. It is the type of process through which quality care can be promoted and
individual can get recovered from their medical illness (Resa-Infante and et.al, 2015).
Counselling develops confidence in the person and individual feel comfortable that supports in
effective communication with others. It also supports in developing strong relationship with the
care users that aids in identifying medical needs of the person so that medical professionals can
provide them treatment accordingly.
Aim of therapeutic approach of care

Therapeutic approaches are being designed in order to meet ever changing needs of
young people and children. All interventions are being developed on the bases of needs of
individual. Medical professionals first identify range of services that are required in dementia
patient and they involve multi- elemental approach in their treatment procedure so that
individual's needs can be meet (Zhang and et.al, 2016). The main aim of therapeutic models of
care is to develop confidence of the person and make them able to face critical situations
effectively. In order to manage complexity medical professionals first understand issue faced by
the person and its impact on physical and psychological condition of the care user. According to
the situation person provides them treatment so that medical needs of suffered person can be
fulfilled (Kiebala and et.al, 2015). Therapeutic models of care are designed to improve health
conditions of individual who is suffering from physical, psychological or emotional trauma.
Dementia patients suffer from psychological trauma because they fail to recall anything that
demotivate them and create mental pressure on them. There are many young and old people
those who are having issues in their personal and professional life. In such condition it becomes
difficult for the social workers that to provide them quality care without understanding their real
situation (Noble and et.al, 2017). By using several therapies medical professional try to
understand the basic issue in the life of dementia patients and create healthy environment for
them so that they can feel happy and start a new journey with happiness. Therapeutic model of
care believes that by understanding experience of harm on individual, medical professional can
provide them correct treatment. Therapeutic care continuously pay attention of supporting young
people and children so that they feel safe and secure. It encourages them so that such people can
forget their bad memories and can survive happily. Therapeutic approach of care concentrates on
developing distress tolerance skill among the young people and develop emotional regulators so
that individual can live their life happily without any fear (Brito-Zerón and et.al, 2016).
Social workers those who adopt therapeutic approach of care they extent the view of
suffered person and their family members that they are not alone. Most of time family members
of dementia patients feel unrest because of memory loss of the patients. In such condition it
becomes change for the family members to handle the dementia patients well. But use of
therapeutic approach helps in raising confidence of old people and their family members and
provide them quality care so that their life can be improved. They develop trust of individual and
maintain confidentiality (Dai and et.al, 2015). This increase confidence of the person and they

share their issues and critical experiences with the medical professionals easily. By this way care
providers understand the complexity of the situation and provide them treatment accordingly.
Therapeutic care models works in a direction where care providers develop understanding about
cause of complex issues and response of suffered person. After that flexible structure and service
models are designed through which health and mental condition of person can be improved soon.
It focuses on active involvement of child and their family members so that trust and confidence
of individual can be built up. It has provision of developing safe and homely environmental so
that individual feels happy and comfortable (Cruz and et.al, 2016). Therapeutic approaches are
delivered by social workers to those people those who are going through from trauma, these
people tries to reduce issues of suffered persons by providing them healthy environment.
Effectiveness of approach in achieving desired outcome
Dementia is the medical illness in which individual fails to remember some of the
incidents of their daily life. Validation therapy for dementia is considered as holistic therapy that
concentrates more on listening views of the patients with extra care and dignified care for them
accordingly. Validation therapy believes that all people are different thus, it treats each person as
an individual (8 Massage Therapy Benefits (Reduce Pain, Speed Healing + More), 2017). Older
peoples those who suffer from issues medical professional try to resolve their these unfinished
issues with the assistance of validation therapy. It is quite effective therapy that helps in
examining individual needs so that treatment can be provided accordingly. It is effective that
helps in making changes in the behaviour of dementia patients but still changes are not
permanent.
Furthermore, music therapy is another therapeutic approach of care that promotes quality
of life for the dementia patients. It is the type of care that supports in developing sensory and
cognitive skills among the patients and assist in recalling of memories or information.
Involvement of music brings positive changes in behaviour of the person and refresh their mood.
This helps in improving their emotional state as well (Eden Alternative, 2017). Music therapy is
quit effective because it makes the person independent and reduce stress level of old people
Persons those who are suffering from dementia they can feel better whenever they listen music
of their choice. It refreshes them and they try to be more coordinative with others. By this way
dementia patients can live a healthy life without any fear. Music therapy or involvement of

rhythmic activity supports neural networks to rewired and by this way anxiety and impulsivity of
the person can be reduced (THERAPEUTIC FRAMEWORK, 2017).
Reminiscence therapy is the type of therapeutic approach of care, that helps in promoting
quality of life for people who are suffering from dementia. It is the type of treatment in which
medical professionals uses histories of the old person for improving their well-being. This
therapeutic approach tries to get connected with experiences of individual so that mental health
of person can be improved (Dai and et.al, 2015). This therapy is effective for the people those
who are suffering from depression. By taking support of this procedure medical professional can
understand the issue in the life of the person and can provide them counselling or treatment
accordingly. This is ineffective at the place when care providers have to provide treatment to
dementia patients. Because it is memory loss issue in which care providers can not do anything
by looking at the histories of the person (8 Massage Therapy Benefits (Reduce Pain, Speed
Healing + More), 2017).
Message therapy is the type of therapeutic approach that promotes quality of life for
people those who are suffering dementia. Popularity of this treatment therapy is increasing with
the rapid speed and every year 20% more messages are being performed as compare to previous
year. Body messages use by medical professionals but these are applies as per the goal and
underlying principles of patients (Kiebala and et.al, 2015). As per the record of 2015 , approx
69% doctors have suggested this therapy to therapists for treating their patients. It is the
manipulation procedure for soft body tissue of human body. More than 91% people believe that
this therapy is quit effective and support in reducing pain in the human body.
Furthermore, environmental manipulation is another type of therapy that supports in
improving life of dementia people. Eden alternatives is the type of therapy in which doctors can
give proper suggestions to the dementia patients for improving their quality of life (Zhang and
et.al, 2016.). Principle of Eden alternative states that loneliness if the major issue due to which
individual feel depressed. If elders avoid their loneliness and live in groups then it helps in
improving life of individuals. Human needs to live with animal, this company can help in
avoiding their loneliness and they can feel better. It is effective but not quit impressive for
specific dementia patients. These alternatives can be better for improving life of elders by this
way they will feel better (Resa-Infante and et.al, 2015).

In addition, one of the most effective approach is Person- centred care that gives positive
results and helps in promoting quality of life among people. It is the therapy in which medical
professionals pays more attention on client talking and listen their views carefully. By this way
care providers concentrate more on feelings of individual. That helps in providing them
treatment effectively and improving their well being (Duffau and Taillandier, 2014). Person-
centred therapy is helpful in involving individuals in such activities in which they can enjoy and
can feel happy.
Critical analyses of therapeutic models of care and its contribution to quality of life for people
with dementia
As per the view of Taylor and et.al, (2015) therapeutic approach is the best medical
therapy that concentrates on developing strong relationship with patients and try to understand
medical needs of patients (THERAPEUTIC FRAMEWORK, 2017). It is designed in such manner
so that physical, psychological and emotional trauma of individual can be minimized. Person-
centred therapy is one of the best therapy that emphasises more on listening to the views of
patients with dementia and providing them healthy environment so that they can get recovered
soon. Medical professionals have to listen views of patients carefully so that their thinking can be
identified and proper counselling can be provided to them. This helps in developing confidence
of them and improving their quality of life. Noble and et.al, (2017) argued that it is very difficult
to spend such as large time with each patients. Apart from this many time dementia patients
forgot what to say in such condition it becomes difficult for the medical professional to
understand their feeling and their emotional state (Eden Alternative, 2017).
According to Resa-Infante and et.al, (2015) music therapy is more effective as compare
to person- centred therapy because involvement of music helps in refreshing the mood of patients
and individual feel relax. Most of the medical professionals force their patients to do breathing
exercise on music so that their depression can get reduced to great extent. Physical postures,
stretching, visualisation improve health of the human and it increases awareness of individual as
well. Most of the practitioner involves rhythmic activity in order to improve capabilities of the
person after that patient feel confident and their memory recalling capacity also get enhanced Dai
and et.al, (2015) stated that musical exercise or sensing exercise improve brain capacity and
support in cortical thinking. But at initial level dementia patients fail to do such workout most of
them change their doctors as well. If staff members are behaving good with these people then it

is better for them and help in improving their condition, there is no need of music therapy (8
Massage Therapy Benefits (Reduce Pain, Speed Healing + More), 2017).
As per the view of Zhang and et.al, (2016) art therapy is most effective therapeutic
approach of care, it is very different from traditional therapy practices. In this process medical
professionals uses creative process of art for proving and improving quality of life to the patients.
People those who are suffering from dementia are less capable to express their feeling. Through
art therapy they can feel better and can express their feeling effectively.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it can be concluded that therapeutic care is the best way of
promoting quality of life among people those who are suffering from depression. Persons those
who have faced physical, emotional trauma they can get benefit from therapeutic therapies.
Person-centred, music and art therapies are much more effective to improve well-being of
individual.

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