Geriatric-psychiatric house calls and counseling in Düsseldorf for people with dementia and loss of insight

• Conditions: F00.1; F00.2; Dementia in Alzheimer disease with late onset; Dementia in Alzheimer disease, atypical or mixed type

• Registration Number: DRKS00003957
• Lead Sponsor: Abteilung GerontopsychiatrieLVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf/ Kliniken der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-07-16
• Study Completion: 2014-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 89

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with any type of dementia and unawareness with subsequent rejection of medical evaluation.
-Age 50 years and older
-Residents of the city of Düsseldorf

Exclusion Criteria

-Suicidal or potential aggressive behavior
-Cognitive disorders not due to dementia
-Severe somatic disorders requiring immediate hospitalization
-Already completed diagnostic assessment of the dementia syndrome and established medical treatment
-Rejection of any contact to the service

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
integration into the local health care system, 1) result of the intervention after house call: result sheet house call<br>--> individual suggestion adressed to the general practitioner<br>-for the use of care services (yes/no)<br>-and a specific medical treatment (yes/no)<br>2) follow-up after 12 month by using a standardized telephone interview:<br>-established use of care services (yes/no)<br>-established specific medical treatment (yes/no)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- cognitive status, assessed uniquely with Mini-Mental-Status-Examination (MMSE) and Clock Drawing Test (CDT)<br>- everyday-competence, assessed uniquely with Nurses observation scale for geriatric Patients (NOSGER)<br>- stage of dementia, assessed uniquely with geriatric deterioration scale (GDS)<br>- burden of caring relatives, assessed uniquely with the COPE-index<br>- awareness of illness, assessed uniquely with Anosognosia-Questionnaire for Dementia AQ-D (discrepancy between the patients and relatives information)