dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Step 1: A Hubbit employee visits the home of the person with dementia who has a caregiver to install, set up, and explain the Carebee terminal to the person and caregiver. One week after the installat
Sponsors
Yukihiko Washimi
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Persons with dementia (the person in question) 1) Age: 65 years old or older and less than 95 years old (at the time of obtaining consent). The age of the caregiver is not required. 2) Medical examination category: Outpatients. Patients must have been diagnosed with dementia while attending the outpatient clinic of the National Institute for Longevity Sciences. The type of dementia does not matter. 3) Must be accompanied by a reliable caregiver for the duration of the study and must give written consent (a reliable caregiver must be physically and mentally healthy, have contact with the subject for at least one hour per week, and be able to participate in all interventions until the end of the study). 4) MMSE of at least 11 points within 6 months prior to consent. 5)Patients who have given their written consent to participate in the study. 6)The line condition must be 1.7 Gbps to 1 Gbps maximum transmission speed at the time of reception. Caregivers 1) Any age. 2)Must be physically and mentally healthy, have contact with the subject for at least one hour per week, and be able to participate in all interventions until the end of the study by the same person. 3) Written consent to participate in the study must be obtained from the caregiver.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Has severe hearing impairment, dysarthria, or aphasia. 2) Patients who are inconvenienced by the communication status of their smartphones in their home environment. 3) Other patients who are deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator and the subinvestigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of continued use of the system during the first 4 weeks of intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Percentage of continued use of the system at 8 weeks after the start of the intervention. 2) Time (minutes) assisted to start using the system after 4 weeks of intervention. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactAsa Maiko
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Outcome results
None listed