Self esteem, (neuro)psychiatric problems, quality of life of people with dementia, sense of competence and quality of life of informal carers Zelfwaardering, (neuro)psychiatrische problemen, ervaren autonomie en kwaliteit van leven van mensen met dementie, gevoel van competentie en kwaliteit van leven van mantelzorgers
Conditions
Interventions
• DemenTalent: people with dementia are active as volunteers in the community based on their present talents. Of course well guided and supported.
• Dementelcoach: carers of people with dementia rec
Sponsors
VU University medical center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants of Meeting centers for people with dementia and their carers which are at least two years operational. People with dementia must have a diagnosis of dementia and are in the mild to moderate stages of dementia. Informal carers care for a person with dementia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: People without a diagnosis of dementia. Informal carers not caring for a person with dementia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - People with dementia: Zelfwaarderingsschaal (Rosenberg 1965), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI, Cummings et al. 1994); for costeffectiveness EQ5D and ASCOT - Informal carers: Short Sense of Competence scale (Vernooij-Dassen ea 1999) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - People with dementia Er-varen autonomie vragenlijst (Meiland & Dröes, 2006) en Dementia Quality of Life instrument (DQoL; Brod et al., 1999). - Informal carers: one question on Quality of life (fom TOPICS-MDS). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactRose-Marie Dröes
Department of Psychiatry VU University medical center Valeriusplein 9
Outcome results
None listed