Baseball reminiscence league: a model for supporting persons with dementia

Cheryl Wingbermuehle; Debra Bryer; Marla Berg-Weger; Nina Tumosa; Janis McGillick; Carroll Rodriguez; David Gill; Nicholas Wilson; Kathleen Leonard; Debbie Tolson

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2013.11.006

Baseball reminiscence league: a model for supporting persons with dementia

Cheryl Wingbermuehle, Debra Bryer, Marla Berg-Weger, Nina Tumosa, Janis McGillick, Carroll Rodriguez, David Gill, Nicholas Wilson, Kathleen Leonard, Debbie Tolson

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Abstract

Reminiscence therapy for persons with dementia improves socialization and quality of life. Herein we report the development of reminiscence groups based around memories of professional baseball. Preliminary feedback suggests that this can be a successful approach to enhancing quality of life for persons with mild to moderate dementia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-9
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Volume	15
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2013.11.006
Publication status	Published - Feb 2014

Keywords

Aged
Baseball
Dementia
Feedback
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Recall
Program Evaluation
Quality of Life

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