The effectiveness of the multi-component tailored intervention in treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD).
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD)Neurological - Dementias
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000324011
- Lead Sponsor
- The Central Union for the Welfare of the Aged
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
Resident with dementia (with specific etiological diagnosis) and with BPSD
Exclusion Criteria
Resident is entered to terminal care or is planned to be transferred to another care unit or home
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Alleviation of BPSD among the residents with BPSD. The study nurse collects data with different methods at baseline, 6 months and 14 months by interviewing each resident's primary nurse. Method for BPSD is Neuropsychiatric Interventory- nursing home version (NPI-NH)[14 months (the end of the study period)]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prevalence and severity of BPSD in the study wards. Data of BPSD with NPI-NH are collected by the study at baseline and 14 months from all the residents in each ward.[14 months (the end of the study period)];Use of medication<br>The study nurse collects the lists of medication of each reidents at baseline, 6 and 14 months.[14 months (the end of the study period)];Well-being of residents with dementia is assessed by two proxy methods. Quality of Life in Late Stage Dementia (QUALID) is collected by the study nurse at baseline, 6 and 14 months. Furthermore, Quality of Life in Dementia Observation tool (ELO-D) is used by two trained ELO-D users during eight hours (10 am-6 pm) in one day, at baseline and 14 months.[14 months (the end of the study period)]