Elderly patients suspected of cognitive decline by family physicians; a cluster randomized controlled trial to improve the diagnostic and care process

Completed

Conditions: possibly dementia
the most wellknown and prevalent form is Alzheimer's disease
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Registration Number: NL-OMON36676

Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 312

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients are classified as possibly cognitively impaired or possibly having dementia based on FPs* general impression.
2. A primary informal caregiver can be identified. Definition primary informal caregiver: the person who has a central role in (and takes responsibility for) the care of an, independently living, disabled relative or partner.
3. The primary caregiver has sufficient mastery of the Dutch language.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients are already diagnosed with dementia.
2. Patient or caregiver is terminally ill.
3. Permanent admission of the patient to a nursing home expected within 6 months.
4. The patient is not/no longer sufficiently capable of understanding spoken language or expressing him- or herself.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary outcomes: quality of dementia care (set of 23 quality indicators)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcomes: caregiver burden (SSCQ), patient behavioural symptoms<br /><br>(NPI), quality of life of patients (EQ5D and QoL-AD) and informal caregivers<br /><br>(EQ-5D), mental health problems of caregivers (GHQ 12). The incidence of new<br /><br>dementia diagnosis.<br /><br>Economic outcomes: direct and indirect medical and societal costs.<br /><br>Feasibility outcomes: level of implementation succes and failure factors of the<br /><br>intervention.</p><br>