Dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Unspecified dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Randomisation will take place after baseline interviews with consented participants but before data entry in MACRO4, the data entry database used in the study. On receiving completed screening forms
and provide training in using these aids and general advice about improving memory. Their standard pack of memory aids will include: calendar or clock, whiteboard with electric time, and ‘post-it’ not
Sponsors
The University of Manchester
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants with dementia: 1. Aged 50 years or older 2. Under care of one of the trial memory clinics or equivalent 3. Within one year of their first attendance at that clinic 4. Dementia is of mild to moderate severity 5. Physically able to engage with the intervention, usually as judged by researcher 6. Clinically able to engage with the intervention, usually as judged by responsible clinician 7. Living in their own home, or sharing a home with relative (i.e. not in residential or nursing home at baseline) Carers: The primary person who feels responsible for, and supports, the person with dementia. They may be any age and may live with the person with dementia or independently.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants with dementia: 1. Individuals who are under 50 years of age 2. Advanced dementia, e.g. in late stages 3. Resident outside local authority boundary served by the service 4. Those currently undergoing emergency treatment or care
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are measured using the Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale (BADLS) at baseline, 3, and 12 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Cognitive function measured using the Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (S-MMSE) at baseline, 3, and 12 months 2. Quality of life measured using DEMQOL and DEMQOL-PROXY (carer rated) at baseline, 3, and 12 months 3. Health status measured using the EQ-5D-5L at baseline, 3, and 12 months 4. Service receipt measured using the Client Service Receipt Inventory and the Resource Utilisation in Dementia (RUD) at baseline, 3, and 12 months 5. Minor psychiatric morbidity in carers measured using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) at baseline, 3, and 12 months 6. Carer coping measured using the Short Sense of Competence Questionnaire (SSCQ) at baseline, 3, and 12 months 7. Carer rating of patients’ performance of activities measured using the Revised Interview for Deterioration in Daily living activities in Dementia (R-IDDD) at baseline, 3, and 12 months 8. Patient quality of life measured using the ICECAP-O and CASP-19 at baseline, 3, and 12 months | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed