Alzheimer'
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for dementia or mild cognitive impairment (detailed diagnostic criteria are provided in the study protocol). 2. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, or vascular dementia (detailed diagnostic criteria are described in the research protocol). However, for the dementia item of each diagnostic criterion, mild cognitive impairment is also acceptable. 3. There are family members, medical staff, or caregivers who are familiar with the BPSD information of the patients and the actual care methods being used. 4. There are no physical illnesses that significantly affect the BPSD. 5. There are no severe coexisting physical illnesses or living conditions that are likely to render them unobservable during the two-year study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Data to be collected every 3 months for 2 years on the BPSD that are troublesome to caregivers of people with dementia in real-life situations and the actual care methods they have used in response to these BPSD. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Each subitem score of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), recorded longitudinally every 3 months for 2 years | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMasanori Akamatsu
Kochi Medical School,Kochi University, Department of Neuropsychiatry
Outcome results
None listed