Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Lend a lost items finder to the intervention group, and the patient and caregiver will use it for two months.
The control group has no lost items finder and receive normal treatment.
Sponsors
Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient 1. People with dementia, mild cognitive impairment or subjective cognitive impairment who have losing problems, on average more than twice a month. 2. Patients who can understand the significance of this study. Family caregiver 1. Family caregivers who live with the patient, accompany the patient and take care of them everyday. 2. Family caregivers who have no cognitive impairment 3. Family caregivers who can use the lost items finder correctly according to the instructions. 4. Family caregivers who agree to participate in this study and provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient 1. ADL is low and almost every day life is assisted. Family caregiver 1. Family caregivers who are using the lost items finder at home already. 2. Family caregivers who have problems with vision or hearing.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Using the Japanese version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview to assess the change of caregiving stress from baseline to two months after the intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures include the Japanese version for the Revised Scale for Caregiving Self-Efficacy, the Japanese version of the Burnout Measure, and reduction of finding time and finding frequency. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactZhouyuan Peng
Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto university Human Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed