possibly dementia the most wellknown and prevalent form is Alzheimer's disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention developed by expert opinion, literature review, focusgroups.
1) Family physicians classify cognitive function of all elderly patients, they
are trained and supervised in collaborative di
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients are classified as possibly cognitively impaired or possibly having dementia based on FPs* general impression. 2. A primary informal caregiver can be identified. Definition primary informal caregiver: the person who has a central role in (and takes responsibility for) the care of an, independently living, disabled relative or partner. 3. The primary caregiver has sufficient mastery of the Dutch language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients are already diagnosed with dementia. 2. Patient or caregiver is terminally ill. 3. Permanent admission of the patient to a nursing home expected within 6 months. 4. The patient is not/no longer sufficiently capable of understanding spoken language or expressing him- or herself.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes: quality of dementia care (set of 23 quality indicators) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes: caregiver burden (SSCQ), patient behavioural symptoms (NPI), quality of life of patients (EQ5D and QoL-AD) and informal caregivers (EQ-5D), mental health problems of caregivers (GHQ 12). The incidence of new dementia diagnosis. Economic outcomes: direct and indirect medical and societal costs. Feasibility outcomes: level of implementation succes and failure factors of the intervention. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed