The nursing home as a possible risk factor for a decrease in physical activity in elderly people with dementia: relation with cognitive function and quality of life.
- Conditions
- brain diseaseDementia10042258
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON54031
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 77
Inclusion Criteria
• >= 65 Y/o
• Placed on the waiting list for a nursing home on the basis of dementia
• Home-dwelling and waiting for nursing home placement (waiting list)
Exclusion Criteria
• MMSE score >= 21 (at inclusion)
• Current major psychiatric illness (e.g. depression)
• Unable to move freely due to a medical condition
• Wheelchair bound
• Unable to speak and/or understand the Dutch language
• Unable to see clearly with or without optical aids
• Expected opposition to submission to the research assessments (anticipated
behaviour).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>A change in the amount of physical activity in terms of intensity and duration<br /><br>(increase or decrease) after nursing home placement. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The change in the development of executive functions, QoL and depressive and<br /><br>neuropsychiatric symptoms after nursing home placement and their relation with<br /><br>physical activity. </p><br>