A behavioral intervention for agitation of people with dementia living at home.

Completed

• Conditions: agitation; challenging behavior; restlessness; 10012272

• Registration Number: NL-OMON41421
• Lead Sponsor: Trimbos Instituut

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria for regional dementia chains are:
1. The job of case managers in the chain includes treatment. We want to include case managers who not only, coordinate the care, but also provide treatment to the dyads. With treatment we mean the activities of the case manager that are methodical performed with the purpose to influence or improve the disease, symptoms and limitations of the person with dementia and the caregiver;
2. A psychologist is available for consultation;
3. The case manager is in contact with the general practitioners.;The inclusion criterium for case managers is:
1. Working as a casemanager for at least 16 hours per week.;The inclusion criteria for the people with dementia are:
1. Living in the community;
2. Having a diagnosis of dementia according to the file of the general practitioner;
3. Having at least a positive score on one item of the questionnaire measuring several types of agitation (CMAI; see measurements).

Exclusion Criteria

N/A

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Person with dementia: frequency of the agitated behaviors of the person with<br /><br>dementia, frequency of the targeted agitated behaviors, desired behavior.<br /><br><br /><br>Informal Caregiver: perceived disruptiveness of the agitated behaviors by the<br /><br>caregiver, perceived disruptiveness of the targeted agitated behavior.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Person with dementia: quality of life of the person with dementia, frequency<br /><br>and severity of behavioral problems, use of psychotropic medication, movement<br /><br>to long term care facility.<br /><br><br /><br>Informal Caregiver: the current mental health, the level of perceived caregiver<br /><br>burden due to informal caregiving and self-efficacy.<br /><br><br /><br>The person with dementia and the informal caregiver together: the relationship<br /><br>quality</p><br>