Dementia-related impairments
Conditions
Interventions
The Namaste Care Family program
Sponsors
VU University Medical Center, EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Nursing home residents with dementia who cannot initiative meaningful activities themselves. They cannot participate in the activities a nursing home usually offers. People will typically have advanced dementia. Others may have moderate dementia and challenging behaviour or they are particularly responsive to touch, and therefore they are expected to benefit from the program
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Family does not give permission for the resident to participate in the program and the research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients’ quality of life and families’ positive caregiving experiences. These are measured with the Dutch translation of the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia (QUALID) scale, the Dutch Positive Experiences Scale (PES) and the Dutch translation of the Gain in Alzheimer care Instrument (GAIN) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary patient outcomes are (dis)comfort, behavior, health problems, and psychotropic medications. Secondary family outcomes are caregiver burden, (pre)grief, and perceptions of caregiving role. Finally, costs assessed from a societal perspective | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJenny T. van der Steen
Outcome results
None listed