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Effect of phone call made by nurses on elderly people with demencia and their caregivers

Not Applicable
Conditions
Dementia
Burnout.
F01.145.126.990.367
C10.228.140.380.100
Registration Number
RBR-3qc35b
Lead Sponsor
niversidade Federal Fluminense
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruitment completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Elderly: having a dementia diagnosis; Have primary caregiver; Be accompanied by the dementia service in University Hospital in Brasilia; Be aged 65 and over, Mini Mental State Examination - MMSE less than or equal to 26. Caregiver: caregiver is available for orientation; to have cognitive capacity of answer oriented in the time and space for this interface with the researcher and to accept to participate of the research.

Exclusion Criteria

Elderly: possess clinical instabilities such as oxygen balloon, decompensated Congestive Heart Failure, cancer, congestive obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, psychiatric diseases, and advanced palliative care. Caregivers: hearing impaired caregivers who limit communication by phone and video call; and caregiver with untreated psychiatric disorder.

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reduction of the caregiver overload of elderly people with dementia through the nursing intervention telephone follow-up assessed by the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement in quality of life of elderly people with dementia through the nursing intervention telephone follow-up assessed by WHOQOL BREEF instrument.
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