Is Self-compassion Associated With Older Adults' Quality of Life After Dementia Diagnosis and Does Perceived Threat Posed by Dementia Mediate This Relationship?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 23
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (Logsdon et al., 1999)
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to investigate whether self-compassion is associated with older adult's quality of life after a diagnosis of dementia, and whether perceived threat posed by dementia mediates this relationship. Self-compassion has been found to be positive in supporting individuals in times of difficulty, in adjustment processes and older adults' wellbeing. While different factors have begun to be identified which are associated with individuals' psychological wellbeing and adjustment following a dementia diagnosis, little is known about the influence of self-compassion.
Participants will be recruited via NHS memory clinics, Join Dementia Research and from the community via third-sector organisations. Individuals will be invited to attend a Microsoft Teams/telephone appointment in which informed consent and cognitive screening processes will take place at the start. Eligible participants will then be invited to continue to complete measures administered by a researcher and an interview question. Participants will be offered the opportunity to complete the measures in a second session (within 8 weeks) or using the online survey software, Qualtrics, if preferred.
A small pilot study (n = 5) will take place prior to the main study.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •An older adult aged ≥ 65 years
- •A confirmed diagnosis of dementia received within the past 12 months
- •They have knowledge of their diagnosis
- •They have English language proficiency
- •They have capacity to give informed consent to participation.
排除标准
- •They are deemed to lack capacity to give informed consent to participate (as per the Mental Capacity Act, 2005).
- •They have a diagnosis of early-onset dementia, defined as individuals who are aged < 65 at diagnosis
- •A score on the MoCA Blind (Nasreddine, 2022b) screening measure of <7 out of 22, which is calculated as equivalent to <10 out of 30 on the MoCA (Nasreddine et al., 2005).
研究组 & 干预措施
'High self-compassion' group
Participants' total mean score on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form will be used as the independent variable. A median split (+/-1 standard error of the median) on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form will be used to retrospectively allocate participants to groups, with participants scoring ≥ + 1 standard error of the median on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form allocated to a 'High self-compassion' group.
'Low self-compassion' group
Participants' total mean score on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form will be used as the independent variable. A median split (+/-1 standard error of the median) on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form will be used to retrospectively allocate participants to groups, with participants scoring ≤ - 1 standard error of the median on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form allocated to a 'Low self-compassion' group.
结局指标
主要结局
Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (Logsdon et al., 1999)
时间窗: Through study completion, average 40-60 minutes
The Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (Logsdon et al., 1999) consists of 13 items relating to different aspects of quality of life, such as mood, physical health, friends and ability to do things for fun. Each item is scored from 1 ('poor') to 4 ('excellent') to calculate a total score (Logsdon et al., 1999).
Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease
时间窗: Through study completion, average 40-60 minutes
The Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease consists of 13 items relating to different aspects of quality of life, such as mood, physical health, friends and ability to do things for fun. Each item is scored from 1 ('poor') to 4 ('excellent') to calculate a total score.
次要结局
- Stress Appraisal Measure (Peacock and Wong, 1990)(Through study completion, average 40-60 minutes)
- Geriatric Depression Scale - 10 (van Marwijk et al., 1995)(Through study completion, average 40-60 minutes)
- Stress Appraisal Measure(Through study completion, average 40-60 minutes)
- Geriatric Depression Scale - 10(Through study completion, average 40-60 minutes)