Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1:Conventional home care
Group 2:Person-centered home care
Sponsors
Chongqing Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) aged 65 years or above; mild cognitive impairment, mild and moderate dementia; 2) at least one disability in daily life activities because of cognitive dysfunction; 3) standing on or with aids; 4) living in the urban, can communicate with the Sichuan dialect or mandarin; 5) with a cohabitant, or who with them at least 4 or 7 hours per week; 6) consenting to take part in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) patients are undergoing home-based rehabilitation (nursing, physical therapy, and occupational therapy); 2) a home modification within 12 months; 3) having an end-stage disease diagnosis (expected survival <1 year) or a treatment of cancer; 4) plan to move within 1 year; 5) patients are taking cholinesterase inhibitors (donepezil, galantamine, and carradine) or using memantine less than 3 months; 6) severe dementia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Activities of Daily Living;Instrumental Activities of Daily Living;Neuropsychiatric symptoms;Quality of Life in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment;Zarit Caregiver Burden Inteiew;WHOQOL-BREF (caregiver); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYang Bing
Chongqing Medical University
Outcome results
None listed