Effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a novel family practice-based integrative care model for family caregivers of dementia patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Support for family caregivers of people with cognitive impairment in primary care.Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN55348828
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity and University Hospital of Zurich
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age =18 years
2. Family caregiver of individuals with cognitive functional impairment (Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia or Development of a cognitive disorder)
3. Person who: 1) is perceived by the study physician/MPFP to be the key informal family caregiver of the index patient or, 2) is identified by the index patient as a key informal family caregiver or, 3) is identified by others (professional caregivers, legal representatives, family members) as the key informal family caregiver.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Presence of cognitive impairment
2. Insufficient language ability in German
3. Moribund case of the family caregiver or the index patient with a remaining life expectancy of <3 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The burden of care, assessed using the ZBI (Zarit Burden Inventory) at the first home visit at T0 (baseline) and the last home visit at T5 (6 months after T0).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Change in the ZBI score of family caregivers between T0 and T6 (9 months after T0).<br> 2. Change in quality of life, assessed using the EQ-5D-5L instrument, of family caregivers between T0 and T5.<br> 3. Changes in quality of life of family caregivers between T0 and T6 (follow-up).<br> 4. Health care utilization by dementia patients under care: Institutionalization, hospitalizations, medical consultations, emergency medical consultations, emergency department visits.<br>