SHIELD Carer Supporter Programme for family carers of people with dementia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Unspecified dementia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN37956201
• Lead Sponsor: orth East London NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

1. English-speaking family caregivers aged 18 years or over, either sex
2. Identified by themselves as a carer for person with a primary progressive cognitive impairment/dementia as defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for dementia including Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, dementia of Lewy Body type, and mixed dementias
3. Both the family carers and the person with dementia live within the areas covered by the research

Exclusion Criteria

1. Carers of people who are living in Residential, Nursing or long-stay hospital accommodation on a permanent basis
2. Carers of people with: congenital cognitive impairments (e.g. Down's syndrome); acquired non-progressive brain injury; cognitive impairments in the context of longstanding psychiatric illness e.g. schizophrenia
3. 'Carers' with significant congenital or acquired cognitive impairment, or where cognitive deficits are suspected in the carer
4. Family members with whom the suspected diagnosis of dementia has not been disclosed/discussed
5. Seriously ill carers, e.g. those receiving hospice or hospital treatment for terminal illness
6. Carers unable to take part in an intervention of 10 months duration
7. Carer unwilling for their person they care for to be approached
8. Non-family, paid carers
9. Either party already taking part in a psychosocial research study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified