Person-Centred Environment and Care for Residents with Dementia.

Phase 2

Recruiting

• Conditions: Dementia; Neurological - Dementias

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000095369
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Technology Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-02-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosed dementia

Exclusion Criteria

Residents with a diagnosed dementia with serious co-morbidities which preclude them from engaging in normal daily activities and Social life within the care unit and who are unlikely to be able to participate over the life of teh study (eg. cardiac failure, end-stage illness, unremitting pain/distressing physical symptoms)
Care-sites: State-run aged care homes, aged (High) care homes providing greater than 15% of PCC & PCD as assessed by two validated instruments, the Person-Centred Care Assessment Instrument (PCCAI) and the Person-Centred Care Environment Audit (PCCEA)
Site manager unable to comply with PCD modifications because of government regulations or demands - site will withdrawn from the study.
Care-Staff: Casual and Agency staff.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Well being in the person with dementia will be evaluated by 1) DEMQoL and DEMQoL Proxy , 2) CMAI and 3) ERIC.[Follow-up will occur at 8 months];Reduction in behaviourial & psychological symptoms of dementia. These will be measured by (1) CMAI - Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (2) ERIC - Emotional Responses in Care Assessment[Follow-up will occur at 8 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of care will be assessed with the care domain of the PCECAT (Person Centred Environment and Care Tool) and the Quality of Interactions Schedule (QUIS)[Follow-up will occur at 8 months];Compare the effect of PCC & PCD+PCC on staff's use of psychotropic medication & physical restraint of dementia[Follow-up will occur at 8 months];Economic analysis will also compare the costs associated with extra services and products required to improve care environments[Follow-up will occur at 8 months]