Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
Conditions
Keywords
dementia, snoezelen, structured reminiscence therapy, 10-minutes activation, apathy
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the interventions of Snoezelen, structured reminiscence therapy and 10-minutes activation are effective to reduce apathy in long term care residents with dementia.
Detailed description
Design: Cluster-randomized controlled trial with 20 nursing homes in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt (Germany).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSnoezelen ©
Nursing individual intervention one time a week for 20 minutes
BEHAVIORALstructured reminiscence therapy
Individual nursing intervention: one time a week 20 minutes
BEHAVIORAL10-minutes activation
Individual nursing intervention: two times a week for 10 minutes
BEHAVIORALUnstructured verbal communication
Individual nursing intervention: one time a week for 20 minutes
Sponsors
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
55 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Dementia * Informed consent by legal guardian * MMSE ≤ 24
Exclusion criteria
* Korsakoff's syndrome * Age ≤ 55 years * Cognitive impairment other cause than dementia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Apathy Evaluation Scale (Marin et al. 1991) | 12 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Apathy Evaluation Scale (Marin et al. 1991) | 3 and 6 months |
| Staff Observation Aggression Scale (Nijman et al. 1997) | 3,6 and 12 months |
| Neuropsychiatric Inventory (Cummings 1997) | 3, 6 and 12 months |
| Smiley Analogue Scale for Well-Being | 3, 6 and 12 months |
| PASTA (Zimber 2001) staff-related measurement | 6 and 12 months |
| Nottingham Health Profile (Bureau-Chalot et al. 2002) staff-related measurement | 6 and 12 months |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed