The Effects of the Buddy-Up Dyadic Physical Activity (BUDPA) Program on the Health Outcomes of Care Dyads of Dementia: A Pilot Feasibility Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mild Dementia
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This project seeks to develop a novel dyadic intervention (titled as Buddy-Up Dyadic Physical Activity; BUDPA), using exercise as the common treatment component to improve the cognitive outcomes of persons with dementia and manage the stress-related symptoms of their family caregivers.
Detailed Description
This project is a pilot study that seeks to develop a novel dyadic BUDPA intervention, using exercise as the common treatment component to improve the cognitive outcomes of persons with dementia and manage the stress-related symptoms of their family caregivers. BUDPA has integrated the concept of developing social capital for dementia management. By applying partner exercise, the longer-term provider for this therapeutic care will be shifted from service providers to the family caregivers and the persons with dementia. Helping them to translate the practice to a home-care setting further strengthens the notions of family responsibility and ability in dementia management. BUDPA fully engages the care dyads in a mutual helping relationship during the exercise training. The partner exercise also creates a platform to enable more meaningful encounter within the care dyad. The family caregivers are facilitated to find meaning in the caregiving process, which eventually can benefit their role commitment and mental wellness. Also, the use of mixed-method study design can provide high quality findings to inform both the feasibility and preliminary effects of the BUDPA program.
Investigators
Prof. Yu, Doris Sau Fung
Professor
The University of Hong Kong
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •confirmed diagnosed of mild to moderate-intensity dementia
- •cognitive impairment as indicated by a HK-Montreal Cognitive Assessment (Hong Kong version; HK-MoCA) score of 8-19 to indicate mild to early moderate dementia will be recruited
- •For family caregivers
- •live together with the PwD
- •identify as the primary family caregivers of the PwD
Exclusion Criteria
- •engaging in \> 60 minutes per week of moderate or more vigorous exercise in the previous six months
- •acute muscular-skeletal problem, stroke or cardio-respiratory disease.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog)
Time Frame: 18th week
evaluating various domains (i.e. attention and working memory, episodic memory, complex attention, executive function and task switching) of cognition of the PwD
Zarit Burden Interview (Chinese version; ZBI-C)
Time Frame: 18th week
measuring the caregiving burden of the family caregivers
Secondary Outcomes
- Positive Aspects of Caregiving Scale(18th week)
- Profile of Mood State (Abbreviated)(18th week)
- Positive Affect Index(18th week)
- Neuro-psychiatric Inventory (CNPI; Chinese version)(18th week)
- Lawton Instrumental activities of daily living IADL(IADL) Questionnaire(18th week)