A cluster randomised trial on the effectiveness of a structured education reminiscence-based programme for staff on the quality of life of residents with dementia in long-stay units

Health Research Board (Ireland)0 个研究点目标入组 306 人开始时间: 2010年8月12日最近更新: 2015年1月13日

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•1. Residents who have lived in the residential unit for at least one month and are likely to be there for the duration of the study
•2. Residents with dementia. Diagnosis may be determined in any of the following ways:
•2.1. A formal diagnosis of dementia determined by the DSM-1V criteria for dementia (American Psychiatric Association 1995)
•2.2. Any other diagnosis of dementia by a medical clinician
•2.3. Resident is on anti-Alzheimer?s medications, including Aricept (donepezil), Ebixa (memantine) and Exelon (rivastigmine)
•2.4. Nurses? judgement and/or nursing records advise that the person has dementia
•Study sites:
•Public and private long-stay units across the Western seaboard of the Republic of Ireland who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to participate.
•1. Have 17 residents with dementia who agree to take part
•2. A commitment from management of the long-stay unit and the clinical staff to participate in the study

•1. Has a sensory impairment that, in the judgment of the nursing staff, impairs their ability to participate
•2. Has an acute physical illness that, in the judgment of the nursing staff, impairs their ability to participate

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Health Research Board (Ireland)