A project which uses football to
help stimulate the memories of men who are suffering from dementia is
reporting encouraging results.
The Scottish Football Reminiscence
Project is run by the Football Museum at Hampden and supported by several
other organisations.
Motherwell manager Craig Brown is
among those helping promote the scheme.
Men taking part meet up to look at
old photographs and share memories of players and games.
The pilot initiative, which has
been running for 12 months, is funded by Museums Galleries Scotland working
alongside Alzheimer Scotland, Culture and Sport Glasgow, the Scottish Library
and Information Council and a number of football clubs from across the
country.
Those involved said they had seen
positive and encouraging results.
They said chatting to the men about
their memories of games, players, managers and events at the time helped
stimulate their minds.
One wife involved with the project
said: "I drive here with this sad person with dementia and take home my
husband."
Professor Debbie Tolson, from the
Scottish Centre for Evidence Based Care of Older People at Glasgow Caledonian
University, said: "This was a fascinating study that revealed impressive
results.
"The men's life-long interest
in football connected them to their former selves and shared memories.
"There is very little provided
for men with dementia and this is a welcome innovation."
Robert Craig, chairman of the
Scottish Football Museum, said: "It is great that football memories
stretching over many years can brighten the lives of people suffering from
dementia."
There are more than 63,000 people
with dementia across the country and 7,000 more are diagnosed with the
illness every year.
Henry Simmons, from Alzheimer
Scotland, added: "The Scottish Football Museum has not only created a
marvellous tool for engaging with people with dementia, but also ensured that
research was carried out in the pilot, providing an impressive body of
evidence.
"Football is the connecting
thread between so many different aspects of Scottish life and this project
uses the great passion that people have for this sport to improve their
quality of life."
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Wednesday 7 November 2012
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