Dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Unspecified dementia
Conditions
Interventions
The study will recruit 15 family carers and people with a dementia diagnosis who live at home through NHS memory services and GP practices. A trained researcher will deliver the intervention to family
Sponsors
University College London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. People with a documented diagnosis of dementia of any severity who are living in their own homes: alone and with others, and who have a family carer willing to participate in the study 2. Family carers who are in regular (at least weekly face-to-face or telephone contact) with the person with dementia 3. Family carers who can speak English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. People living with dementia who are receiving palliative care support and considered to be in the last 6 months of their life 2. Family carers who lack capacity to consent
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The outcome measures being piloted are: 1. Functioning of the person with dementia measured using Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) (primary outcome in the full RCT) 2. Functional independence (basic and instrumental activities of daily living) measured using Disability Assessment for Dementia scale 3. Quality of life of the person with dementia measured using DEMQOL or DEMQOL proxy 4. Neuropsychiatric symptoms measured using Neuropsychiatric inventory 5. Family carer quality of life measured using C-DEMQOL & Carerqol 6. Family carer burden measured using Zarit Burden Inventory 7. Family carer anxiety and depression measured using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 8. Health and social care service use measured using Client Services Receipt Inventory 9. Potentially abusive behaviour measured using Modified Conflict Tactics Scale All measured at baseline and 6 months | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There is no primary outcome measure as it is a feasibility study but the study will be measuring: 1. The proportion of eligible people approached who agreed to take part in the study, measured at the end of the recruitment period (month 3) 2. Acceptability of the intervention measured using qualitative interviews and a 5-point Acceptability Likert Scale at 6 months 3. Fidelity to intervention delivery, measured using a fidelity analysis of audio-recordings of intervention appointments over a 6-month period | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed