The effect of palliative care nursing (Namaste) on elderly patients with dementia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Alzheimer.Alzheimer disease, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016122031489N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Deputy of Research and Technology of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 25
Inclusion Criteria
Suffering from Alzheimer's disease? to be able to talk and have the ability to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria: Non-participation in meetings for 3 weeks (12 sessions)
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before intervention and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: QUALITY OF LIFE IN LATE-STAGE DEMENTIA (QUALID) SCALE.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A).;Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate-II.;Neuropsychological symptoms. Timepoint: Before intervention and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Neuropsychiatric Inventory – Nursing Home.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method