Investigating a combined approach of songwriting, psychology and social media on the mental health of care-partners and people living with younger-onset dementia

Not Applicable

• Conditions: depression; anxiety; stress; coping skills; neuropsychiatric symptoms; dementia; Neurological - Dementias; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000326796
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

PERSON WITH YOUNGER-ONSET DEMENTIA - all genders included.
Living at home. Symptom onset less than 65 years old (i.e can be older than 65 years old upon entry into the study). Mini mental state examination score between 22-28 years old. Sufficient english language, hearing and vision sufficient to tolerate 2 x 45 minute sessions. Access to the internet and labtop/tablet device.

CARE-PARTNERS - spouses and living with the people with younger-onset dementia. Sufficient english language, hearing and vision sufficient to tolerate 2 x 45 minute sessions. Access to the internet and laptop/tablet device

Exclusion Criteria

Dementia onset more than 65 years old. Not living at home in the community. Severe dementia as measured by a mini mental state examination score < 22.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in mental health, using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Score (DASS21, Lovibond & Lovibond 1995) - CARE-PARTNER<br><br>[Post-MAPS intervention (8 week intervention) - post-intervention measure will be taken at week 9];Change to more adaptive coping skills on the BriefCOPE (Carver 1997)[Post-MAPS intervention (8 weeks) - at week 9];Changed social connectedness on the Hawthorne Friendship Scale (Hawthorne, 2006) [Post-MAPS intervention (8 weeks) - at 9 weeks]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire, NPI-Q (Kaufer et al 2000)[Post-MAPS intervention (8 week) - at 9 weeks.];Change in caregiving efficacy, using the Revised Scale for Caregiving Efficacy (Steffen et al. 2002)[Post-MAPS intervention (8 week intervention) - at 9 weeks.];PRIMARY OUTCOME FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA - change in depression using the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (Alexopoulous et al. 1988)[Post-MAPS intervention (8 week intervention) - at 9 weeks.]