Dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Current intervention as of 16/06/2022:
The intervention will consist of a weekly singing session delivered by an experienced leader of singing in dementia, supported by volunteers in a ratio of 1 volu
Sponsors
University of Nottingham
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 120 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current participant inclusion criteria as of 16/06/2022: Participant with dementia: 1. To be diagnosed with dementia which is at a mild or moderate level 2. Aged =18 years 3. To have a carer who spends at least 2 h per week with them and who is willing to attend the group 4. Willing to join a singing group and attend weekly 5. Able to give informed consent 6. Able to speak and understand English. Carer: 1. Able to speak and understand English. 2. Willing in principle to attend the group regularly 3. Able to give informed consent Previous participant inclusion criteria: 1. Participant speaks and understands English 2. Over 18 years of age 3. New to the singing intervention and willing to join a singing group 4. Received a diagnosis of dementia 5. MMSE score of 10 or more (or MoCA score from 2 to 15 points) 6. Care partner who spends at least 2 h per week with them and is willing to join the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current participant exclusion criteria as of 16/06/2022: Participants with dementia: 1. Lacking capacity to give informed consent 2. Has engaged regularly in a singing group (other than religious services) in the past 6 weeks 3. Significant hearing impairment 4. Simultaneous participation in any other interventional study. 5. History of severe mental illness, or alcohol/drug addiction Carers: 1. Lacking capacity to give informed consent 2. Significant hearing impairment 3. Simultaneous participation in any other interventional study. 4. History of severe mental illness, or alcohol/drug addiction Previous participant exclusion criteria: 1. Has participated in a singing group in the past six weeks 2. Profoundly deaf 3. History of severe mental illness, alcohol or drug dependency 4. Unwilling to give informed consent or lacking mental capacity under Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and personal consultee advises against participation. We shall not use nominated consultees under the MCA because such participants would not fit the inclusion criteria of having a relative or friend to accompany them in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility of a full-scale trial: 1. Recruitment measured using records at end of study 2. Retention measured using records at end of study 3. Acceptability of waiting-list design measured using proportion of waiting-list participants who start attending singing group after the waiting period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 16/06/2022: At baseline, 3 months after baseline, and 6 months after baseline: Carers: 1. Experience and implications of caregiving measured by SIDECAR (Scales measuring the Impact of Dementia on Carers) 2. Mood measured using Geriatric Depression Scale 3. Wellbeing measured using the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale 4. Loneliness measure using the Three-item Loneliness Scale 5. Quality of life measured using EQ-5D-5L 6. Treatment cost measured using Client Service Receipt Inventory People with dementia: 7. Quality of life measured using EQ-5D-5L 8. Quality of life measured using DEMQOL 9. Cognitive performance measured using Mini Mental State Examination 10. Mood measured using Geriatric Depression Scale 11. Social engagement and independence measured using Engagement and Independence in Dementia Questionnaire 12. Dementia core outcomes measured using Dementia Core Outcome Set 13. Wellbeing measured using the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale 14. Engagement with music measured using Music Engagement Questionnaire 15. Loneliness measure using the Three-item Loneliness Scale 16. Treatment cost measured using Client Service Receipt Inventory Previous secondary outcome measures: At baseline, 3 months after baseline and 6 months after baseline: Carers: 1. Quality of life measured using QoL-AD proxy 2. Mood measured using Geriatric Depression Scale 3. Relationship quality measured using Quality of the Carer-Patient Relationship Scale 4. Impact and experience of caregiving measured using Carers of Older People in Europe index 5. Caregiver burden measured using Short Sense of Competence Questionnaire 6. Quality of life measured using EQ-5D-5L 7. Treatment cost measured using Client Service Receipt Inventory People with dementia: 8. Quality of life measured using QoL-AD 9. Quality of life measured using EQ-5D-5L 10. Quality of life measured using DEMQOL 11. Dementia severity measured using Clinical Deme | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed