Specialty: Dementias and neurodegeneration, Primary sub-specialty: Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomly allocated to either the intervention condition (n=15) or the control condition (n=15).
Intervention condition: Participants will be instructed to bring t
the recall of 24 statements related to dementia. From previous research half have been rated as high threat to identity and half rated as low threat to identity. These will be read out in four groups
Sponsors
University of the West of England
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. A diagnosis made within the previous 18 months of either probable Alzheimer’s disease or probable Vascular Dementia or a mixed form of these 3. Mild levels of cognitive impairment (e.g. MOCA score over 12 or equivalent score on an alternative assessment tool) 3. The capacity to consent to be part of the research 4. Sufficient communication skills to be able to take part in the research 5. Aged 18 years and over
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. A significant history of premorbid psychiatric problems 2. A diagnosis of dementia with Lewy Bodies (McKeith, 2002) or Frontaltemporal dementia (Snowden, Neary and Mann (2002)) 3. If deficits in short term memory are not a primary cause of disability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of highly threatening and low threatening related statements recalled is measured by counting the correct number of statements recalled the single study appointment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All outcomes are measured at the single study appointment. 1. Psychological resources are measured using State Functions of Nostalgia Scale 2. Recognition is measured by counting the number of correct statements participants recognise from a list of statements they have and haven’t heard previously 3. Intrusion errors (protective of self/threatening to self) are measured by counting the number of errors participants make in recall (protective error = valence reversal of high threat statements, repetition of low threat statements; threatening error = valence reversal of low threat statements, repetition of high threat statements) | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed