Improving the needs of people with dementia in care homes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN01712819
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-10-14
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 238

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion of residents into the study was completed using the following procedure:
1. All residents over 60 years old, either sex, who showed signs of dementia
2. Had resided permanently in the home for the past month
3. Had intentions of staying
4. Were identified by the home manager and the researcher using the National Institute of Social Workers (NISW) Noticeable Problems checklist (Levin, Sinclair, & Gorbach, 1989)

The list of residents with probable and possible dementia was then further screened by the researcher to ensure they had a diagnosis of dementia (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition [DSM-IV]; APA, 1994) using care home notes and clinical assessments. Those with a DSM-IV diagnosis of dementia were entered into the randomisation procedure.

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet with inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly<br>2. Quality of Life in Dementia (QoL-AD)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Added 10/03/2009:<br>Quality of life at four months.