Seen as a person; evaluation of a person-centred tablet intervention to promote the social interaction between people with dementia, family and professional caregivers

Explorative Randomised Controlled Trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a person-centred tablet intervention to promote the social interaction between people with dementia, family and professional caregivers, compared to general conversations.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON25910

Enrollment

Registered

2021-01-21

Start date

2021-02-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Dementia

Interventions

Experimental intervention: tablet based photo intervention, three times a week 30 minutes, during four weeks (caregivers are instructed to provide the intervention on beforehand) Control intervention:

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: People with dementia whose score range from 4-6 (moderate to severe dementia) on the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS), and have been admitted to the nursing home for at least 1 month. Their family carers: willing to provide information on the interests of the person with dementia and willing to participate in the study themselves as well. Primary professional care providers of the included persons with dementia: willing to be trained into and deliver the intervention and to be a part of the study themselves

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: People with mild (GDS 3) or very severe dementia (GDS>6) and people with very severe loss of hearing or Eyesight will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
People with dementia: Social interaction (during intervention) measured with INTERACT (Baker & Dowling 1995), and quality of life measured with QUALIDEM (Ettema et al., 2007), experience of being seen as a person (single question) Family carers: Sense of competence measured with Short Sense of Competence questionnaire (Vernooij-Dassen et al., 1999) Professional carers: Empathy measured with Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Davis, 1983), Attitude towards dementia with Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (Lintern et al., 2000),	—

Measure

Time frame

People with dementia: Social interaction (during intervention) measured with INTERACT (Baker & Dowling 1995), and quality of life measured with QUALIDEM (Ettema et al., 2007), experience of being seen as a person (single question) Family carers: Sense of competence measured with Short Sense of Competence questionnaire (Vernooij-Dassen et al., 1999) Professional carers: Empathy measured with Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Davis, 1983), Attitude towards dementia with Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (Lintern et al., 2000),

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
People with dementia: Mood (during intervention) measured with Smiley Face Assessment Scale (Van Weert et al., 2005) and neuropsychiatric symptoms with NeuroPsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (Kaufer & Cummings, 2000; De Jonghe e.a., 2003). Family carers: Feeling known as a family carer in the nursing home, satisfaction about stay of person with dementia in nursing home (single questions) Professional caregivers: learning to know the person with dementia better (single question)	—

Measure

Time frame

People with dementia: Mood (during intervention) measured with Smiley Face Assessment Scale (Van Weert et al., 2005) and neuropsychiatric symptoms with NeuroPsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (Kaufer & Cummings, 2000; De Jonghe e.a., 2003). Family carers: Feeling known as a family carer in the nursing home, satisfaction about stay of person with dementia in nursing home (single questions) Professional caregivers: learning to know the person with dementia better (single question)

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Contacts

Public ContactRose-Marie Droes

Amsterdam UMC location VUmc

rm.droes@amsterdamumc.nl+31207885454

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)