Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - participants should be a user of the long term care insurance and the level of 'ADL of people with dementia' is greater than II ('ADL of people with dementia' is the term used for the assessment in long term care insurance schema in Japan). - 65 years or older - consent to participate in writing - the score of MMSE between 10 and 26
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - difficult to follow up for 6 months after start of observation - other severe general medical conditions - judged to be difficult to be involved by the chief researcher with other reason mentioned above.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of this study is the difference of the mean care time between the groups at 6 months after the starting point. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. the difference of the mean care time between the groups at 12 months after the starting point. 2. the difference of mean score of MMSE, FAB, EQ-5D at 3, 6, 12 month after the starting point. 3. cost effectiveness with EQ-5D | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Keio University School of Medicine Department of Neuropsychiatry