None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary aim of this Kaupapa Maori pilot study is to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a culturally adapted version of cognitive stimulation therapy delivered over zoom for kaumatua with mild/moderate mate wareware/dementia.
Interventions
Culturally adapted cognitive stimulation therapy delivered over zoom. It is a psychosocial intervention involving a series of themed activities that stimulate communication, executive functioning, verbal fluency, and memory. The intervention is delivered by trained facilitators with a background working with older Maori in community health and social services and involves 15 sessions of approximately one hour presented via Zoom.
To monitor fidelity, the 15 sessions are recorded over zoom, and f
Culturally adapted cognitive stimulation therapy delivered over zoom. It is a psychosocial intervention involving a series of themed activities that stimulate communication, executive functioning, verbal fluency, and memory. The intervention is delivered by trained facilitators with a background working with older Maori in community health and social services and involves 15 sessions of approximately one hour presented via Zoom. To monitor fidelity, the 15 sessions are recorded over zoom, and facilitators are provided feedback and supervision on their adherence to the intervention. The intervention has been culturally adapted for older Maori which includes use of Maori language, cultural imagery, and customary practices such as traditional karakia (prayer, incantations) before and at the end of sessions.
Sponsors
University of Auckland
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
55 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Kaumatua participants: - Inclusion criteria: Self-identified as Maori, all genders, diagnosed with mild or moderate dementia, aged 55 years or older. Must be medically stable. . Whanau/Family participants: Inclusion criteria: any individuals identified as whanau by the kaumatua participants (whether whakapapa or kaupapa whanau); all genders. Facilitator participants: Inclusion criteria: any individuals who are contracted to be facilitators of the virtual CST-Maori sessions; all genders.
Exclusion criteria
Kaumatua participants: -exclusion criteria: lack the capacity to consent, refuse to be audio-recorded; unable to utilize the study computer tablet or an alternative computer to participate in the online CST-Maori sessions. Whanau participants: Exclusion criteria: refuse to be audio-recorded Facilitator participants: Exclusion criteria: refuse to be audio-recorded
Outcome results
None listed