Effectiveness of Multimodal Intervention in a Case of Dementia

Abstract

A case of Dementia, indexed patient being 57 years old male ex-editor of a newsweekly with complaints of gradual progressive decline of memory, with subsequent social withdrawal and findings of noticeable cognitive deficits where intervention focused on the overall improvement of the client.

Objective: Adoption of a multi-modal therapeutic intervention programme to enhance quality of life (QOL) of the patient, enabling him to carry out activities of daily living (ADL) and guiding his family to take adequate care of him.

Method: multi-modal intervention in terms of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, infrastructural and Prosthetic Changes, Care Giver Support and Behaviour Management was provided to the client.

Results: There was an overall improvement in the QOL, ADL and mood state of the patient and reduction in caregiver stress.

Conclusion: Imbibing a multimodal therapeutic plan helped to manage the client and family better, which was maintained even at one-year follow-up.

Keywords: Dementia, LNNB, WCST, Multimodal therapy, Cognitive retraining