Application of Activity Scheduling to Enhance Quality of Life for Older Adults With Dementia
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Chinese version of the Caregiver Burden Interview Scale (Chinese ZBIS)
研究概览
简要总结
This study is to evaluate the results from an intervention designed to encourage older adults with dementia for their engagement in activities through their active participation of activity scheduling (AS).
详细描述
The study compares two interventions by using a 12-week longitudinal randomized controlled trial. For the first 2 weeks, all participants receive the same health care education program. Then for the following 10 weeks, participants will be randomized to either one of the two following groups with different conditions. For the control group, participants receive ten session of dementia care education. For the experimental activity scheduling group, participants receive ten session of dementia care education, plus weekly activity scheduling (AS) practice that focus on pleasant event scheduling and improving communication.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
Assessors were blinded regarding the participants' belonging to the two study groups.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Months 至 80 Years（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •patients had to have an age of at least 65 years,
- •a diagnosis for dementia in medical history and had to meet international classification of disease-10 criteria for dementia,
- •diagnosed by a psychiatrist.
- •patients had to have cognitive impairment, as determined by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment
排除标准
- •any major neurological illness other than AD,
- •any psychiatric disorder or a known history of substance abuse.
结局指标
主要结局
Chinese version of the Caregiver Burden Interview Scale (Chinese ZBIS)
时间窗: 12 months
This is a 22-item instrument measures caregiver stress. Areas assessed include the perceived health and psychological well-being of the caregiver, financial impact, social life, and the relationship between the caregiver and the care recipient. The Chinese version has been tested with family caregivers of community-dwelling persons with dementia. Its correlation with the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was 0.59 (p\<0.001). The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.99. The split-half correlation coefficient was 0.81 (Chan, 2005). higher values represent higher stress level of caregivers
次要结局
- Chinese Caregiver Activity Survey (Chinese CAS)(12 months)
- Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPT)(12 months)
研究者
Dr Frank LAI
Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University