TY - JOUR T1 - Social aspect of activity stimuli is related to positive affect in persons with Alzheimer's disease JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/ebn.2011.100166 SP - ebnurs-2011-100166 AU - Shannon E Jarrott Y1 - 2011/09/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2011/09/25/ebn.2011.100166.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Cohen-Mansfield J, Marx MS, Thein K, et al. The impact of stimuli on affect in persons with dementia. J Clin Psychiatry 2011;72:480–6.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science ■ Social stimuli, including simulated stimuli, generate the most positive affect among persons with moderate to severe dementia compared with various other types of stimuli.■ Nursing home residents with Alzheimer's benefit from increased pleasure and interest during activities that involve social stimuli, particularly when it reflects their self-identity. ■ There is a need to extend current findings by determining how to sustain mean levels of positive affect over extended periods during the day.■ Techniques to effectively deliver social stimuli to small groups need further evaluation as most facilities cannot offer one-on-one programming.■ Methods by which pleasure and interest are enhanced merit further research to clarify whether the content of activity programming or the means … ER -