The effect of an individual activity card on the activity level and mental functions of institutionalized persons with dementia.
Completed
- Conditions
- Dementia, nursing home, activity level, cognition, rest-activity rhythm, depression, agitation, apathie, quality of life.<br />Dementie, verpleeghuis, activiteitenniveau, cognitie, slaap-waakritme, depressie, agitatie, apathie, kwaliteit van leven.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22033
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam<br>v.d. Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 92
Inclusion Criteria
Participants are elderly persons, above the age of 64, living on a psychogeriatric ward in a nursing home and diagnosed with some form of dementia. If possible, the subtype of the dementia (e.g. AD, FTD, VaD) will be noted.
Exclusion Criteria
For the first hypothesis: a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE (Folstein, Folstein & McHugh, 1975); measures global cognitive functioning) score that is higher than 24.
For the second hypothesis: a psychiatric history (including depression), (history of) alcoholism, cerebral trauma, normal pressure hydrocephalus, brain tumor, visual disorders, or a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE (Folstein, Folstein & McHugh, 1975); measures global cognitive functioning) score that is higher than 24.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Activity level
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cognition, rest-activity rhythm, depression, agitation, apathy, quality of life.