PMID- 23972540
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150202
LR  - 20131202
IS  - 1528-3984 (Electronic)
IS  - 0197-4572 (Linking)
VI  - 34
IP  - 6
DP  - 2013 Nov-Dec
TI  - Slowing progression of early stages of AD with alternative therapies: a 
      feasibility study.
PG  - 457-64
LID - S0197-4572(13)00252-8 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.07.003 [doi]
AB  - This pilot study identified the feasibility and efficacy of the effect of 
      combining healing touch (HT) and body talk cortices (BTC) on the progression of 
      Alzheimer's disease (AD). Both HT and BTC elicit the relaxation response and 
      support cognitive function from two different perspectives. A two-group, repeated 
      measures design was used. Subjects (n = 22), 65 or older with early stage (less 
      than four) AD, residing in the community (n = 2) or in care agencies (n = 20), 
      were assigned to either the HT-BTC group (n = 12) or the control group (n = 10) 
      randomized by residence. The treatment group received, 6 months of weekly HT and 
      performed the BTC technique daily. The usual medical regimen for all subjects was 
      continued. The control group had no additional interventions. Both groups were 
      assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months. The groups did not differ significantly at 
      baseline on cognitive reserve, age, gender, and ethnicity, nor on the outcome 
      variables (cognitive function, mood, & depression). Adherence (76%) to the BTC 
      protocol, the major feasibility problem, related to memory deficits. Significant 
      interactions occurred regarding cognitive function and mood. Significant 
      improvements in cognitive function (p = .008), mood (p = .001), and depression 
      (p = .028) were observed in the treatment group which is not the usual course of 
      AD. A decline in cognitive function occurred in the control group typical of AD's 
      usual course. Although the number of subjects in this pilot study was small, and 
      there were feasibility challenges with recruitment and adherence, important 
      trends were noted suggesting areas for future study.
CI  - Published by Mosby, Inc.
FAU - Lu, Der-Fa
AU  - Lu DF
AD  - The University of Iowa, College of Nursing, 50 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 
      52242-1121, USA. Electronic address: der-fa-lu@uiowa.edu.
FAU - Hart, Laura K
AU  - Hart LK
FAU - Lutgendorf, Susan K
AU  - Lutgendorf SK
FAU - Oh, Hyunkyoung
AU  - Oh H
FAU - Schilling, Margo
AU  - Schilling M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20130822
PL  - United States
TA  - Geriatr Nurs
JT  - Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
JID - 8309633
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Alzheimer Disease/*pathology/therapy
MH  - *Complementary Therapies
MH  - Disease Progression
MH  - Feasibility Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Alzheimer's disease
OT  - Biofield interventions
OT  - Body talk cortices
OT  - Healing touch
EDAT- 2013/08/27 06:00
MHDA- 2015/02/03 06:00
CRDT- 2013/08/27 06:00
PHST- 2013/04/18 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/07/08 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2013/07/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/08/27 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/08/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/02/03 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0197-4572(13)00252-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.07.003 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Geriatr Nurs. 2013 Nov-Dec;34(6):457-64. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.07.003. 
      Epub 2013 Aug 22.