Health of Family Caregivers of Dementia

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Diseases of the nervous system

• Registration Number: KCT0000438
• Lead Sponsor: Ajou University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 11 March 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

1. Caregiver
1.1. Common criteria
1) Primary caregiver in the family who provides care the patient
2) The person spending the most time caring for the patient
3) Signs the informed consent
1.2. Status of living with the patient
1) Living with the patient and spending the most time caring for the patient
2) Not living with the patient, but spending the most time caring for the patient

2. Patient
1) Included in the CREDOS database
2) Alzheimer's disease or subcortical vascular dementia
3) Conducted or will conduct MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination), CDR (Clinical Dementia Rating, SB) in 2012

Exclusion Criteria

1) Caregiver cannot respond to interviews due to health problems
2) Caregiver unable to communicate
3) Long-term absence, moved out of the area and cannot be located
4) The patient is institutionalized at the time of the interview with the caregiver

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational Study
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregiver's care burden

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregiver's health status