Family carer of patient with dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
An interviewer conducts an initial interview. This takes about an hour. They ask participants about their relative/friend's memory and behavioural symptoms, difficulties they may have with their daily
Sponsors
University College London (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Family carers who provide emotional or practical support at least weekly and identify themselves as the primary carer of someone with dementia not living in 24 hour care referred in the last year 2. Participants must be over 18 years of age and can be of either sex
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Carers who are unable to give informed consent to the trial, for example because they have dementia themselves 2. Carers who are currently taking part in a randomised clinical trial in their capacity as a family carer 3. Carers who live more than 1.5 hours from the researchers' base
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current primary outcome measures as of 10/05/2013: 1. Carer HADS Total 2. Cost-effectiveness: Cost of care for each group will be measured using the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI). The EQ5D is a generic measure to generate QALYs (quality of life adjusted health years); societal weights will be applied. At 2 years: 1. Carer HADS Total 2. Cost-effectiveness: Cost of care for each group will be measured using the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI). The EQ5D is a generic measure to generate QALYs (quality of life adjusted health years); societal weights will be applied. At 7 years: Time to entry to 24 care Previous primary outcome measures until 10/05/2013: 1. Carer HADS depression and anxiety scores 2. Cost-effectiveness: Cost of care for each group will be measured using the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI). The EQ5D is a generic measure to generate QALYs (quality of life adjusted health years); societal weights will be applied. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 10/05/2013: At 8 months: 1 Depression and anxiety caseness and scores on the HADS 2. Carer (HSQ mental health) and care recipient (QoL-AD) quality of life 3. Modified Conflict Tactics Scale At 2 years: 1 Time to entry of the person with dementia to 24-hr care 2 Depression and anxiety caseness and scores on the HADS 3 Carer (HSQ mental health) and care recipient (QoL-AD) quality of life 4. Modified Conflict Tactics Scale Previous secondary outcome measures until 10/05/2013: 1. Time to entry of the person with dementia to 24-hr care 2. Depression and anxiety caseness on the HADS 3. Carer (HSQ) and care recipient (QoL-AD) quality of life 4. Modified Conflict Tactics Scale | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed