Use of Telemedicine in Collaboration Between a Psychogeriatric Unit and Nursing Homes

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Dementia; Behavioural Disorders
• Interventions: Behavioral: Training in person centered care by supervision using video-conference

• Registration Number: NCT01217268
• Lead Sponsor: Sykehuset Innlandet HF

Brief Summary

The investigators want to evaluate the use of video-conference in the collaboration between the investigators psychogeriatric department and nursing homes. The study aim is to give supervision on a regular basis to the caregivers on a special care unit for patients with dementia with behavioural disturbances during a period of half a year. The investigators want to investigate the impact on caregivers and patients by applying certain tests at baseline, during the intervention and half a year after the intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2010-09-22
• Study Start: 2010-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-10-07
• Study First Posted: 2010-10-08
• Status Verified: 2011-05
• Primary Completion: 2011-09
• Study Completion: 2011-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 2018-09-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Being resident in a special care unit for persons with dementia

Exclusion Criteria

• Shorter stay than four weeks before inclusion
• terminally ill

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Training and supervision of staff	Training in person centered care by supervision using video-conference	Staff members get training in person centered care by supervision using video-conference kit

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Neuropsychiatric inventory - nursing home version (NPI-NH)	week 48	The investigators want to find out if a supervision of staff members over a six months time, using video-conference technic, contributes to improvement in patients' behaviour registered by NPI-NH

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Person-centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT) Person centered care assessment tool (P-CAT)	week 48	Measures the effect of our intervention related to apply person centred dementia care

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sykehuset Innlandet HF; 🇳🇴 Reinsvoll, Norway