Evaluation of the transition from regular psychogeriatric day treatment in the nursing home to Low-threshold Psychogeriatric Day treatment-plus informal caregiver support in the community.

• Conditions: Dementia; low-threshold day treatment; carer support; Quality of Life, Behaviour and mood problems, Needs, Feeling of competence informal carer, delay of nursing home admission, cooperation care and welfare.Dementie; laagdrempelige psychogeriatrische dagbehandeling; mantelzorgondersteuning, kwaliteit van leven, gedrags- en stemmingsproblemen, behoeften, competentiegevoel mantelzorger, samenwerking welzijn en zorg.

• Registration Number: NL-OMON25397
• Lead Sponsor: VU medical centre, EMGO+ Institute of Health and Care Research, Department of nursing home medicine.

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Micro level:

1. Community-dwelling people with dementia, newly registered to the regular psychogeriatric day treatment or the LPD-plus CS;

Exclusion Criteria

Micro level:

People living in residential care.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Micro level:<br /><br>1. Relevant items of the MDS-NPO (Minimale DataSet Nationaal Programma Ouderenzorg);<br /><br>2. Quality of life person with dementia (QOL-AD);<br /><br>3. Behaviour and mood problems person with dementia (NPI-Q);<br /><br>4. Needs of person with dementia (Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly, CANE);<br /><br>5. Burden of informal carer;<br /><br>6. Sense of competence of informal carer (SSCQ);<br /><br>7. Needs of carer (Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly, CANE).<br><br /><br /><br>Meso level:<br /><br>Cooperation between care and welfare organizations in the community.<br><br /><br /><br>Macro level:<br /><br>Cost-effectiveness.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Micro level:<br /><br>1. Use of LPD (duration of use, waiting lists in the region);<br /><br>2. Time to Nursing home admission;<br /><br>3. Work satisfaction of personnel.