Impact of Formal Home Help on Quality of Life for Caregivers of Elderly Patients With Neurocognitive Impairment

Terminated

• Conditions: Age-related Cognitive Decline

• Registration Number: NCT04732312
• Lead Sponsor: Groupe Hospitalier de la Region de Mulhouse et Sud Alsace

Brief Summary

The purpose of this prospective monocenter observational study is to assess the impact of the first introduction of formal home help (personalized autonomy allowance for seniors) on the quality of life of home caregivers of elderly patients with neurocognitive impairment.

Detailed Description

An aging population is leading to an increase in neurodegenerative disorders that are responsible for loss of autonomy. In order to keep patients with neurocognitive impairment at home, the availability of home caregivers is essential. The neurocognitive deterioration of elderly patients is a significant burden for home caregivers and can affect their quality of life. The implementation of formal home help (personalized autonomy allowance for seniors) can relieve home caregivers and improve their quality of life.

Conduct of research:

Elderly patients followed in the geriatric department of the Mulhouse French hospital, and for whom a formal home help (personalized autonomy allowance for seniors) is initiated will be recruited. The evolution of home caregiver's quality of life, burden and vulnerability, will be assessed during three months.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2018-11
• Study Start: 2019-03-19
• Primary Completion: 2019-10-16
• Study Completion: 2019-10-16
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-26
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregiver quality of life	90 days	Variation of caregiver quality of life between inclusion and 90 days. Quality of life is assessed with the PIXEL study evaluation scale. This is a 20-item scale, subdivided in four domains: behavioral capacities to face difficulties generated by the patient, relation with the environment, psychological perception of the situation, perception of a possible distress. Score ranges from 0 to 100 points (5 points for each item).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregiver quality of life according to the type of formal home care	90 days	Variation of caregiver quality of life between inclusion and 90 days. Quality of life is assessed with the PIXEL study evaluation scale.
Caregiver vulnerability	90 days	Variation of caregiver vulnerability between inclusion and 90 days. Vulnerability is assessed through another PIXEL study 20-item evaluation scale. Score ranges from 0 to 100 points.
Caregiver burden	90 days	Variation of caregiver burden between inclusion and 90 days. Burden is assessed with the 7-item mini-Zarit scale. Score ranges from 0 to 7.
Caregiver burden according to the type of formal home care	90 days	Variation of caregiver burden between inclusion and 90 days. Burden is assessed with the 7-item mini-Zarit scale. Score ranges from 0 to 7.
Variation of quality of life score according to each domain	90 days	Evolution of quality of life according to each domain of the PIXEL study evaluation scale.
Description of the aids set up within the framework of the personalized autonomy allowance for seniors program.	90 days	Formal home help can include several home services: meal delivery, domestic help, home care nurse, etc.
Caregiver vulnerability according to the type of formal home care	90 days	Vulnerability is assessed through another PIXEL study 20-item evaluation scale.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

GHRMSA; 🇫🇷 Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France