Alzheimer Europe Conference
PO1.28 Stefanija L. Zlobec - DS-AGEING - cognitive training programme for healthy and well-ageing of people with Down Syndrome
PO1.28. DS-AGEING - cognitive training programme for healthy and well-ageing of people with Down Syndrome
L. ZLOBEC Štefanija, KRIVEC David, BASTARDA Maša, KEČKEŠ Polona
Spominčica - Alzheimer Slovenija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
DS-AGEING project (Erasmus+ KA2), aiming at improving well-ageing of persons with Down Syndrome with special regard on cognitive training, facing transition events, autonomy at ADL activities and social inclusion. Persons with Down Syndrome are more prone to premature ageing and cognitive decline soon after they turn 30 years old, so the likelihood ratio for them to develop young onset dementia, is quite high. In order to postpone first signs of dementia, they should be actively involved in cognitive simulative activities and actions.
Through the course of the project, consortium of 5 European countries (Spain, Romania, Greece, Portugal and Slovenia) enhanced and promoted competences (knowledge, skills, attitude) how to keep quality of life of PDS on one hand and cognitive resilience on the other hand. Project partners have developed educative training materials with templates for experiential activities, organized into 6 to 8 sessions per dimension. Each session consists of face-to-face session or practical/e-training activity with combination of exercises and tasks from real-life situations that will contribute to better daily functioning. To properly meet the needs of PDS, contents and structure of training materials were designed within co-creation sessions in collaboration with end-users and professionals.
Moreover consortium launched e-platform with useful references and resources on why issues with Down syndrome and mild cognitive impairment/dementia ought to be tackled together and not separately. E-platform is accessible at the following link: www.dsageing.eu/. As a project partner Spominčica-Alzheimer Slovenia brought a special attention how dementia affect cognitive process and what we should take info account when developing training materials for persons with cognitive decline. DS-AGEING project, that started in 2018 and ended in September 2020, offers an innovative training package for PDS and their caregivers or guardians, who complain about lack of productive educative materials for cognitive training of PDS who are over 30.
PO1.28 Stefanija L. Zlobec - DS-AGEING - cognitive training programme for healthy and well-ageing of people with Down Syndrome
PO1.28. DS-AGEING - cognitive training programme for healthy and well-ageing of people with Down Syndrome
L. ZLOBEC Štefanija, KRIVEC David, BASTARDA Maša, KEČKEŠ Polona
Spominčica - Alzheimer Slovenija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
DS-AGEING project (Erasmus+ KA2), aiming at improving well-ageing of persons with Down Syndrome with special regard on cognitive training, facing transition events, autonomy at ADL activities and social inclusion. Persons with Down Syndrome are more prone to premature ageing and cognitive decline soon after they turn 30 years old, so the likelihood ratio for them to develop young onset dementia, is quite high. In order to postpone first signs of dementia, they should be actively involved in cognitive simulative activities and actions.
Through the course of the project, consortium of 5 European countries (Spain, Romania, Greece, Portugal and Slovenia) enhanced and promoted competences (knowledge, skills, attitude) how to keep quality of life of PDS on one hand and cognitive resilience on the other hand. Project partners have developed educative training materials with templates for experiential activities, organized into 6 to 8 sessions per dimension. Each session consists of face-to-face session or practical/e-training activity with combination of exercises and tasks from real-life situations that will contribute to better daily functioning. To properly meet the needs of PDS, contents and structure of training materials were designed within co-creation sessions in collaboration with end-users and professionals.
Moreover consortium launched e-platform with useful references and resources on why issues with Down syndrome and mild cognitive impairment/dementia ought to be tackled together and not separately. E-platform is accessible at the following link: www.dsageing.eu/. As a project partner Spominčica-Alzheimer Slovenia brought a special attention how dementia affect cognitive process and what we should take info account when developing training materials for persons with cognitive decline. DS-AGEING project, that started in 2018 and ended in September 2020, offers an innovative training package for PDS and their caregivers or guardians, who complain about lack of productive educative materials for cognitive training of PDS who are over 30.