Psychometric and neurological evaluation of mental representations of daily activities in dementia patients

Psychometric and neurological evaluation of mental representations of daily activities in dementia patients - MentalRep

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00023340

Enrollment

Registered

2021-01-28

Start date

2021-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F00 G30.1 F02.0 F06.7

Interventions

Group 1: Four cognitive groups are compared through a one-time survey in the study: (1) 65+ years without cognitive impairment, Group 2: (2) 65+ years with a slight cognitive impairment (diagnosis mi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Requirements for participation: (1) at least 65 years of age, (2) sufficient visual, hearing and speech skills, (3) no test-relevant motor disorders, (4) no other confounding neurological diseases (can be excluded with with the help of the clinical data), (5) a declaration of consent signed by the test person and, if applicable, his guardian.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criterion for participation: (1) Insufficient resilience based on physical or psychological well-being, (2) Unclear whether the person would like to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The projects´primary dependent variable are the mental representations of daily activities that are assessed by using the Script Generation Task.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The projects´ secondary dependent variable are the functional ability to cope with daily life independently (Katz index of independence in carrying out the activities of daily living, Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale), individual cognitive domains (Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) test battery, Cambridge Semantic Memory Test Battery, Digit Span Test), the emotional content of mental representations (Script Generation Task), affective symptoms ((German version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Ruminative Response Scale , Big Five Inventory, Penn State Worry Questionnaire) and Brain Structural Differences (MRI).	—

Measure

Time frame

The projects´ secondary dependent variable are the functional ability to cope with daily life independently (Katz index of independence in carrying out the activities of daily living, Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale), individual cognitive domains (Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) test battery, Cambridge Semantic Memory Test Battery, Digit Span Test), the emotional content of mental representations (Script Generation Task), affective symptoms ((German version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Ruminative Response Scale , Big Five Inventory, Penn State Worry Questionnaire) and Brain Structural Differences (MRI).

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSabrina Ross

Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE) e.V., Greifswald

Sabrina-Dorothea.Ross@dzne.de03834-86 7602

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026