A person-centred model of residential respite care transition support: The Transition Support-Person Centred Care (TS-PCC) Program for family caregivers and care recipients with dementia

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Dementia; Neurological - Dementias; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000043639
• Lead Sponsor: Queensland University of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-01-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Group 1: Intervention group (n=10) - 65 years and older, with a diagnosis of dementia, with a confirmed booking for residential respite
Group 2: Control group (n=10) - 65 years and older, with a diagnosis of dementia, with a confirmed booking for residential respite
Group 3: Family caregiver intervention group (n=10): care giver of person with dementia, aged over 18 years, directly responsible for the care of participating person with dementia, have known person with dementia for more than 10 years, have 3 contacts per week with person with dementia
Group 4: Family caregiver control group (n=10): care giver of person with dementia, aged over 18 years, directly responsible for the care of participating person with dementia, have known person with dementia for more than 10 years, have 3 contacts per week with person with dementia
Group 5: Liaison Nurse (n=2): Registered, enrolled or endorsed enrolled nurses working at the intervention facilities, 21 years and older

Exclusion Criteria

Carers under the age of 18 years, no diagnosis of dementia, no residential respite booking

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life for the person with dementia will be measured using the Quality of Life - Alzheimer's Disease - Long Term Care/Community [Measured at: pre admission, during admission (halfway through admission period), immediately post admission, and medium term post admission (3 months)];Positive caring experience will be measured using the Positive Aspects of Caregiving scale[Will be measured at pre admission, immediately post admission, and medium term post admission (3 months)];A decrease in reported frequency of behavioural symptoms of dementia (informed by carer) measured by the Revised Memory and Behavior Checklist (teri et al., 1992)[Baseline (1-2 weeks pre admission), during admission (halfway through admission period), immediately post admission (up to 1 week after discharge) and medium term post admission (3 months post discharge)]