Bringing palliative care for dementia into agreement with their wishes and needs: development and evaluation of Decidem

Completed

• Conditions: advance care planning, shared decision making, palliatieve zorg; advance directive; end of life care; living will

• Registration Number: NL-OMON42489
• Lead Sponsor: IQ-Healthcare

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 23 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 210

Inclusion Criteria

Patients older than 65 years
Community dwelling patients or patients living in a home for the elderly under the care of a genral practitioner
Primarycarers of the patients mentioned above

Exclusion Criteria

People who do not speak dutch
patients with a life expectancy less than 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main study parameters are the differences between the intervention group<br /><br>and the control group regarding the patient*s wishes/goals discussed, recorded<br /><br>and respected.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The secondary study parameters are: the effect of the intervention on the<br /><br>patient*s quality of life and their satisfaction with care, the caregivers<br /><br>burden and satisfaction with care and the healthcare professionals satisfaction<br /><br>with care. </p><br>