CST in Practice
A pilot study (7) evaluated the effectiveness of 16 further, weekly sessions following on from CST. Results suggested that benefits in cognition from CST might be maintained for a longer period of nearly six months. CST is an adaptable approach which can benefit a wide range of people with dementia and be offered longer-term.
We will shortly have the results of a randomised controlled trial, run at UCL, looking at longer-term CST (Maintenance CST, as outlined in the second manual (12)). There are numerous NHS trusts in the UK which are routinely offering CST to people with dementia, such as Camden and Islington (London), South Essex Partnership Trust, North East London Foundation Trust, Norfolk and Waverney and Nottingham, to name a few.