Dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Each care home will be randomly allocated to their staff to one of two groups. Randomisation of care homes is done using block randomisation.
Group 1: Participants in this group recei
Sponsors
University of East Anglia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Residential care homes: 1. Residential care homes in Norfolk and Suffolk 2. Have residents with dementia. Resident inclusion criteria: 1. Have dementia 2. Demonstrate capacity to consent to participate in the study or have a consultee who can inform a decision to include them in the study Staff inclusion criteria: 1. Employed at residential care home and work on a full or part time basis and are employed in any role 2. Have a minimum of weekly face-to-face contact
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Residential care home exclusion criteria: 1. Do not provide residential care for people with dementia 2. Only provide palliative care Resident exclusion criteria: Receiving palliative care. Staff exclusion criteria: 1. Agency or bank staff 2. Work in a senior management position
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Care home resident well-being is measured as change in the mean Dementia Care Mapping Well/Ill being value (WIB), calculated as a mean score from up to six care home residents observed at baseline prior to randomisation and at ten weeks after randomisation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Care home staff understanding of personhood is measured as change in Personhood in Dementia Questionnaire Score of care home staff between baseline recorded prior to randomisation and follow-up ten weeks after randomisation. 2. Care home staff competence of dealing with residents with dementia is measured as change in visual analogue scale observed at baseline recorded prior to randomisation and follow-up ten weeks after randomisation. 3. Resident recruitment (feasibility outcome) calculated as the total number of residents who participate in the dementia care mapping at baseline 4. Care home staff recruitment (feasibility outcome) calculated as the total number of care home staff members who complete baseline measures 5. Resident attrition (feasibility outcome) calculated as the total number of residents who participate in the dementia care mapping at follow-up 6. Care home staff attrition (feasibility outcome) calculated as the total number of care home staff members who complete follow-up outcomes | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed