Table 3.
Number of studies reporting on characteristics of application.
| Element | Characteristic of application | ID (n = 30) n (%) |
DM (n = 32) n (%) |
Total n (% of 62) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application of multisensory stimuli | Senses addressed Materials and equipment used Frequency of session(s) Duration of session(s) Strategies in applying stimuli |
16 (53.3) 28 (93.3) 20 (66.7) 27 (90.0) 19 (63.3) |
12 (37.5) 26 (81.3) 19 (59.4) 23 (71.9) 19 (59.4) |
28 (45.2) 54 (87.1) 39 (62.9) 50 (80.6) 38 (61.3) |
| Multisensory environment | Physical aspects of the MSE Social context in the MSE |
17 (56.7) 25 (83.3) |
4 (12.5) 22 (68.8) |
21 (33.9) 47 (75.8) |
| Support during snoezelen | Presence of support person Training of support person Role of support person |
30 (100) 7 (23.3) 21 (70.0) |
32 (100) 14 (43.8) 11 (34.4) |
62 (100.0) 21 (33.9) 32 (51.6) |
Note: n = number of studies; ID = intellectual disability; DM = dementia; MSE = multisensory environment.