ALZHEIMER Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
Background: Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are often reported in institutions for the elderly. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a staff education intervention to manage BPSD in older people with a diagnosis of dementia.
Detailed description
Background: Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are often reported in institutions for the elderly. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a staff education intervention to manage BPSD in older people with a diagnosis of dementia. Methods: The trial was conducted in 16 nursing homes; 306 patients with a diagnosis of dementia and presenting BPSD were selected. Nursing homes were randomly allocated to an intervention group or a control group. An eight-week staff education and training programme was conducted in the nursing homes in the intervention group. The main outcome measures were the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) and an observation scale score. Assessments were done at baseline (W0), at the end of the 'intervention' period (W8) and 12 weeks after (W20).
Interventions
OTHERTraining and valuation of the treating personnel
Training and valuation of the treating personnel
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Alzheimer disease
Exclusion criteria
* Not alzheimer disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes at the behavioural assessment (CMAI, OS, NPI) after 8 weeks of intervention | 8 weeks after intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes at the behavioural assessment (CMAI, OS, NPI) 16 weeks after the end of the intervention | 16 weeks after intervention |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed