Caregiver Burden, demetia
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Museum tour by trained museum guides/pedagogues in small groups of approx. 10 people (5 people with dementia and their 5 relatives) on selected topics for approx. 60 minutes.
Group 2: Museum
Sponsors
Technische Universität Dresden
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Time to participate in museum visits (5 appointments in 10 weeks) and the opportunity to come to the museum with the relative. 2. Caregiver 3. Care effort at least 4 days/week 4. no dementia or mental illness (e.g. depression, bipolar disorder) 5. Willingness to answer study questions 6. resilient for museum visits 7. sufficient knowledge of German
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) Participation in another study b) dementia or mental illness treated with pharmacology (e.g. depression, bipolar disorder)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Burden on relatives: Zarit burden interview (relatives) at least constant. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| for relatives and the person with dementia • minimum maintenance of habitual well-being • minimum maintenance of quality of life • Relationship quality: • changed social interactions with others (e.g. personal network remains stable, new contacts?) relatives • situational reduction of stress • Improved coping with caregiver stress • Fragility person with dementia • At least maintenance of neuropsychiatric symptoms (including renunciation of supportive antidepressants/neuroleptics) • Fragility | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMichael Wächter
Technische Universität Dresden
Outcome results
None listed