Course in functioning and care needs in young onset dementia

Course in functioning and care needs in young onset dementia - Study into young onset dementia

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON39455

Enrollment

250

Registered

2007-07-25

Start date

2007-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-18

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Conditions

dementia

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

12 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Dementia diagnosed according to the DSM-IV criteria for dementia Early dementia onset (before age 65) Part 1: community living patients without daycare Part 2: community living patients with day care

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Dementia caused by HIV, Down syndrome, Brain injury, Huntington's disease Lack of a reliable informant Lack of informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main outcome variables are care needs, assessed with the Camberwell Assessment of Needs (CANE, Reynolds et al. 2000); problem behaviour, measured with the NeuroPsychiatric Inventory (Cummings, 1994); and sense of competence (Vernooij-Dassen, 1999). These outcome variables will be assessed every 6 months during 4 years.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary variables for the patient: - Depressive symptoms (Cornell scale for depression) - Dementia severity (Global Deterioration Scale) - Cognitive functioning (MMSE; Frontal Assessment Battery) - Awareness (GRAD) - ADL functioning (IDDD) Secondary variables for the caregiver: - Depressive symptoms (HDRS) - Psychological complaints (SCL-90) - Personality (neuroticism; NEO-FFI) - Copingstyle (UCL) - Quality of life(RAND-36) - Quality of the relationship - Care strategy - Problems (qualitative interview)	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary variables for the patient: - Depressive symptoms (Cornell scale for depression) - Dementia severity (Global Deterioration Scale) - Cognitive functioning (MMSE; Frontal Assessment Battery) - Awareness (GRAD) - ADL functioning (IDDD) Secondary variables for the caregiver: - Depressive symptoms (HDRS) - Psychological complaints (SCL-90) - Personality (neuroticism; NEO-FFI) - Copingstyle (UCL) - Quality of life(RAND-36) - Quality of the relationship - Care strategy - Problems (qualitative interview)

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results