ISRCTN99651465
Completed
Not Applicable
A cluster randomised trial on the effectiveness of a structured education reminiscence-based programme for staff on the quality of life of residents with dementia in long-stay units
Health Research Board (Ireland)0 sites306 target enrollmentAugust 12, 2010
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Not specified
- Sponsor
- Health Research Board (Ireland)
- Enrollment
- 306
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 11 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •1\. Residents who have lived in the residential unit for at least one month and are likely to be there for the duration of the study
- •2\. Residents with dementia. Diagnosis may be determined in any of the following ways:
- •2\.1\. A formal diagnosis of dementia determined by the DSM\-1V criteria for dementia (American Psychiatric Association 1995\)
- •2\.2\. Any other diagnosis of dementia by a medical clinician
- •2\.3\. Resident is on anti\-Alzheimer?s medications, including Aricept (donepezil), Ebixa (memantine) and Exelon (rivastigmine)
- •2\.4\. Nurses? judgement and/or nursing records advise that the person has dementia
- •Study sites:
- •Public and private long\-stay units across the Western seaboard of the Republic of Ireland who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to participate.
- •1\. Have 17 residents with dementia who agree to take part
- •2\. A commitment from management of the long\-stay unit and the clinical staff to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •1\. Has a sensory impairment that, in the judgment of the nursing staff, impairs their ability to participate
- •2\. Has an acute physical illness that, in the judgment of the nursing staff, impairs their ability to participate
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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