Dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Scientific researchers of Witten/Herdecke University offer a dementia education programme to moderators of QCs particular with GPs. Participating GPs in the intervention group were motivated to do som
Sponsors
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) / German Aerospace Center (DLR) (Germany)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: On the level of quality circles (QC): 1. QC or ambulatory practice networks with an telephone agreement of the moderator and particular with General Practitioners (GPs) 2. GPs who participated in both sequential dates of the quality circles 3. GPs with internet access (home or practice)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participation in another QC which participates in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At six weeks (+/- three weeks) (t1): knowledge gain measured by a multiple choice questionnaire with 20 questions about the diagnosis and therapy of dementia (difference from baseline at t0 to t1) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At six weeks (+/- three weeks) (t1): 1. Evaluation of the education program by questionnaire 2. Questionnaire about utilisation and efficiency of educational media At six months (+/- three weeks) (t2): 1. Knowledge about dementia (same questionnaire as at t0 and t1) 2. By 15% of participants: behaviour measured by four parameters (utilisation of psychometric tests, International Classification of Diseases (ICD) -codes for dementia, dementia drug prescribing, coordination of dementia care) extracted from the primary care computer systems 3. By 15% of participants: quality interviews focusing on strategies of lifelong learning as well as care of patients with dementia | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed