The role of volunteer older adults in the exercise programme of the Comprehensive Resilience‐Building Psychosocial Intervention (CREST) for people with dementia
Dympna Casey, Siobhán Smyth, Priscilla Doyle, Niamh Gallagher, Barbara Whelan · 2025
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Dympna Casey and co-authors published a research paper in 2025 on older volunteers who joined an exercise program for people with dementia in Ireland. The eight-week program aimed to raise fitness and spark social contact. Volunteers from the community trained for five hours in dementia awareness, then helped run the sessions.
The team spoke with nine volunteers, nine people with dementia, nine carers, and two session leaders. Nearly all spoke well of the setup. Volunteers cheered people on, helped with the moves, and made the sessions social. A few personality clashes came up but were worked through. Attitude and knowledge scores for the volunteers were taken before and after.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dympna Casey, Siobhán Smyth, Priscilla Doyle, Niamh Gallagher, Barbara Whelan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |