A Pilot Memory Café for People with Learning Disabilities and Memory Difficulties

Autor/inn/en	Kiddle, Hannah; Drew, Neil; Crabbe, Paul; Wigmore, Jonathan
Titel	A Pilot Memory Café for People with Learning Disabilities and Memory Difficulties
Quelle	In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 44 (2016) 3, S.175-181 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1354-4187
DOI	10.1111/bld.12135
Schlagwörter	Memory; Learning Disabilities; Dementia; Pilot Projects; Foreign Countries; Social Networks; Social Support Groups; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gedächtnis; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Demenz; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Ausland; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Großbritannien
Abstract	Memory cafés have been found to normalise experiences of dementia and provide access to an accepting social network. People with learning disabilities are at increased risk of developing dementia, but the possible benefits of attending a memory café are not known. This study evaluates a 12-week pilot memory café for people with learning disabilities in terms of adaptations required and benefits of attending. Results indicate that affect levels significantly improved across the course of the café and that communication, interaction, alertness and participation in other activities improved outside the café. Future plans for attendance at memory cafés for people with learning disabilities are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01