THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES IN THE NURSING HOME

描述：（改编自应用程序）：史蒂文斯博士获得博士学位。 新奥尔良大学的应用发展心理学教授， 1993. 在他的研究生生涯中，他得到了一项研究的支持。 国家心理健康研究所研究补助金的助教。 他 曾担任医学研究助理教授和 UAB老龄化中心的副科学家。 他的研究经验 与养老院和社区居住人口，在监督下， Burgio博士，提高了他的研究技能，使他能够完成 一个小型试点项目，解决可行性问题， QAR程序在疗养院的有效性。 该试点项目是 1995年8月，通过研究基金的支持， 退休研究基金会。 他说，第26页“通过这些研究， 我已经意识到，我试图解决的问题是 多方面的，多学科的方法将是最 有利于“具体来说，我对研究 活动计划，如QAR，对痴呆症患者的生活质量. 并根据潜在的 QAR程序的原则。

DESCRIPTION: (adapted from the application): Dr. Stevens received a Ph.D. in applied development psychology from the University of New Orleans in 1993. During his graduate career he was supported by a research assistantship on a National Institute of Mental Health research grant. He has functioned as a Research Assistant Professor of Medicine and an Associate Scientist at the Center for Aging at UAB. His research experience with nursing home and community dwelling populations, under the supervision of Dr. Burgio, has enhanced his research skills and allowed him to complete a small pilot project, which addressed the issues of feasibility and efficacy of the QAR procedure in the nursing home. This pilot project was expanded in August, 1995 through the support of a research grant from the Retirement Research Foundation. He states, p. 26 "Through these research activities, I have become aware that the issues I am trying to address are multifaceted, and a more multi-disciplinary approach would be most beneficial." Specifically, I have become interested in studying the effects of activities programs, such as QAR, on dementia patients quality of life... and devising additional therapeutic activities based on the underlying principles of the QAR procedure.