Introduction: As the population ages, the incidence increases in the prevalence of dementia, which affects both human cognitive functioning and day-to-day functioning. Treatment of people with dementia requires a holistic approach by a variety of health professionals. Purpose: In this thesis we want to explore the process of occupational therapy in nursing homes, focusing on the frequency of use of various methods and techniques used by occupational therapists in the treatment of people with dementia. Methods: Based on the literature review, we designed a questionnaire with 13 questions and sent it by e-mail to occupational therapists employed in nursing homes across Slovenia. The collected results were analyzed using the SPSS Statistics 25 program. Results: The study involved 64 occupational therapists. Most of them have more than five years of experience in treating people with dementia. We have also found that more than half of the respondents have also completed special training for working with people with dementia (dementia care). More than 80% of the respondents spend a maximum of 20 hours a working time per week treating people with dementia, and a maximum of 5 hours a week counselling and supporting care assistants. The most common assessment instruments they use are Mini Mental State Exam and the Clock Drawing Test. The most used strategy of work is daily activity training, followed by learning compensatory strategies, social inclusion and functional mobility training. In our study, we confirmed two of the three hypotheses. Discussion and conclusion: We compared the results of the research with similar studies conducted abroad and found that there are differences between them. Differences were shown in the group of occupational therapists who have completed special dementia care training. The difference was mostly the number of people treated per week and the time they spent. We found a similarity in the use of Mini-Mental State Examination, as it is most often used by both domestic occupational therapists and foreign ones. The difference appeared again with the use of methods and techniques. activities of daily training are used frequently in our country, while abroad they focus on educating caregivers and medical staff to perform recreational activities. The research gave us a broader insight into the occupational therapy process of people with dementia, but we would still like a greater response in research.
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