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Improving person-centred care for people with dementia in care homes

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Dementia
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN40313497
Lead Sponsor
King's College London (KCL) (UK)
Brief Summary

1. 2013 protocol in www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23305152 2. 2018 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29408901 (added 06/09/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
16
Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 21/01/2013:
All individuals residing in participating care homes who score ?1? or greater on the CDR and score ?4? or greater on the FAST in the 16 participating care facilities will be eligible to participate.

Previous inclusion criteria until 21/01/2013:
All individuals (aged 40 - 120 years, either sex) with dementia residing [ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM IV) criteria, FAST staging] in the 16 participating care facilities will be eligible to participate

Exclusion Criteria

Absence of dementia. Data will not be collected from individuals for whom consent has not been obtained.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Antipsychotic use (number and proportion of people and dose) - measured at baseline and post intervention using records search and drug chart<br> 2. Agitation - measured at baseline and post intervention using the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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