A cluster-randomised controlled trial of family-mediated personalised activities for nursing home residents with dementia

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• Conditions: Dementia; Neurological - Dementias

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000998943
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-09-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for residents: (i) A chart diagnosis of dementia or probable dementia; and (ii) residency in the facility for over 3 months to allow for adjustment to the new setting.

Inclusion criteria for family carers: (i) Visit regularly 2 or more times per week for 30 minutes or more to match study requirements, (ii) willing to follow study protocol, and (iii) sufficient fluency in English to understand the workshop and fill out questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criterion for residents: Acute life-threatening illness as reported by nursing staff.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of visits as measured by a truncated version of the Pearlin Mastery Scale (Pearlin & Schooler, 1978) adapted to care-related situations (Pioli, 2010).[Baseline and after each of 6 study visits (over 3 weeks) during which carers will deliver activities.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of relationship, measured using the 15-item Mutuality Scale of the Family Caregiving Inventory which measures the positive aspects of relationship quality using the dimensions love, shared pleasurable activities, shared values, and reciprocity (Archbold et al., 1990).[Baseline and after the 6 visits (over 3 weeks).];Carers' overall perception of mastery - Pearlin Mastery Scale.[Baseline and after the 6 visits (over 3 weeks).];Carers' mood - Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale is a 20-item self-report scale of depressive symptoms covering mood, self-esteem, energy, relationships, sleep and appetite (CES-D; Radloff & Teri, 1986).[Baseline and after the 6 visits (over 3 weeks).];Carers' quality of life - The Carer-QoL (Brouwer et al., 2006) is a short, seven-item self-report questionnaire concerning difficulties with physical and mental health, finances and social support.[Baseline and after the 6 visits (over 3 weeks).]