Informed decision-making with and for people with dementia – evaluation of an education program for legal representatives

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Proxy decision-making for people with dementia; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Unspecified dementia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17960111
• Lead Sponsor: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Brief Summary

2017 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28915861/ protocol (added 06/01/2021) 2024 Results article in https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics9030060 (added 19/07/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-06-01
• Study Completion: 2020-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 216

Inclusion Criteria

1. Legal representatives in Germany, both professional and volunteer
2. Represent at least one person with dementia (assessed by the legal representative and/or medical diagnosis)

Exclusion Criteria

Participation in the PRODECIDE education program (either the whole program or a single module)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge (understanding of decision-making processes in healthcare affairs and realistic expectations regarding probabilities of benefits and harms of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, physical restraints and antipsychotics to people with dementia), assessed using a novel questionnaire at T1 (up to 2 weeks after intervention)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Sufficient knowledge, measured with the same knowledge test as the primary outcome using a cut-off of 70% correct answers, at T1 (up to 2 weeks after intervention)<br>2. Sustainable knowledge, assessed with the same knowledge test at T3 (6-month follow-up) <br>3. The use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies, physical restraints and antipsychotics, using data extracted from routine documentation and standardized documentation sheets at baseline and T3 (6-month follow-up) <br>4. Result of the first decision after intervention regarding percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, physical restraints and antipsychotics, assessed using documentation sheets and telephone interviews at T2 (3-month follow-up) and T3 (6-month follow-up)