An evaluation of cognitive stimulation therapy for people with dementia in Australia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders; Neurological - Dementias; Cognition

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001068853
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of NSW

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-10-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

Patients of Prince of Wales Aged Care Psychiatry Services
Meet DSM–IV criteria for dementia; (American Psychiatric Association, 1994)
Score between 16 and 28 on the Mini-Mental State Exam ;
Able to provide informed consent
Mobile and able to attend the group sessions
Ability to communicate and understand communication in English;
Be able to see and hear well enough to participate in the group sessions;

Exclusion Criteria

Behaviour that would make group participation impossible, such as constant wandering, shouting, or aggression;
Diagnosis of learning disability or current severe clinical depression, which would make reliable assessment difficult

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability & satisfaction - measured by self report of participant and by evaluation of support person on qualitative measure[After Initial course (week 7) and after maintenance course (week 32)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life - Quality of Life AD[After Initial course (week 7) and after maintenance course (week 32)];Depression - Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia[After Initial course (week 7) and after maintenance course (week 32)];Cognition - MMSE[After Initial course (week 7) and after maintenance course (week 32)]