Research on the current status and needs of non-pharmacological therapies for older adults, individuals with mild cognitive impairment, people with dementia, and their caregivers

Research on the current status and needs of non-pharmacological therapies for older adults, individuals with mild cognitive impairment, people with dementia, and their caregivers - A survey of the status of the implementation of non-pharmacological therapies for cognitive decline among the elderly and of the needs of those receiving and providing the therapies

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000051257

Enrollment

3200

Registered

2023-06-05

Start date

2023-01-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

1.Non-drug therapy users and their families 2.Health and care professionals 3.General healthy elderly people

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Self-reported "persons who are receiving or intend to receive non-pharmacological therapies to prevent cognitive decline, etc., or whose family members want them to receive pharmacological therapies in the near future" and their family members, who will participate in this survey of their own free will. Moreover, health or care professionals who self-report that they provide non-pharmacological therapies and who will participate freely and voluntarily in the study. Furthermore, according to self-reports, individuals who have no memory loss or cognitive impairment, have no difficulty with daily living, are between 60 and 79 years of age, and who will participate freely and voluntarily in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who do not select "I agree" in the "I agree to this survey" box set up on the survey form for this survey.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Whether or not the patient is receiving non-pharmacological treatment. 2.If not, why not? 3.Type of non-pharmacological therapy received, purpose, frequency, duration per visit, place of implementation, form of implementation, reason for the visit, reason for selection, reason for practice, perceived effectiveness of non-pharmacological therapy, and level of satisfaction.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1.The purpose of non-pharmacological treatment, its effects, impact, and effectiveness. 2.Issues related to non-pharmacological therapies. 3.kinds of Non-pharmacological therapies they would like to try. 4.About interest in new non-pharmacological therapies. 5.Expectations for the use of digital devices for non-drug therapies. 6.Methods of publicizing and advertising effective non-drug therapies.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKiyoka Tadokoro

Kochi University Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kochi Medical School

im28@kochi-u.ac.jp0888802359

Outcome results