dementie Alzheimer dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are given vignette cases where behavior of elderly people is
described in short stories. Participants are subsequently asked four questions
with regard to the feelings and thoughts of t
Awareness
Dementia
Vignette method
Sponsors
Lentis (Groningen)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - The subject has a caregiver who lives with him/her and who is willing to participate - The subject has been diagnosed with Alzheimer*s disease, vascular dementia or with mixed dementia - The subject scores a 1 (mild dementia) or 2 (moderate dementia) on the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale - The subject is able to communicate in Dutch without a translator - Healthcare professional estimates impaired awareness with a score of >1 on a Likert scale of 1-5.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - It is not possible to enter the study when the caregiver has cognitive disabilities or is too overburdened - Subjects with psychiatric disorders will be excluded - Subjects with a history of substance abuse, head trauma or brain illness other than dementia will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoints are the differences between the pre- and post-intervention discrepancy score on three measures of awareness. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary parameters are differences between baseline and endpoints measures of anxiety and depression, and the correlation between the severity of these (baseline) parameters and different domains of awareness. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed