Alzheimer's disease Dementia syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
People with dementia who are assigned to the experimental group will
participate in the exergaming intervention. The experimental intervention
consists of interactive cycling in combination with a d
Cost-effectiveness
Dementia
Exercise
Exergaming
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Persons with mild to moderate dementia (indicator: MMSE between 24 and 10) who are expected to live in the community for at least six more months. ;The informal caregiver of the participant with dementia. He/she is willing to participate in interviews and is willing to keep track of the medical costs of themselves and the participant with dementia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Living in a nursing home, severe comorbidity, having a terminal disease. ;The informal caregiver is excluded if he/she isn't willing to participate in the research.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary study parameter is the physical activity of the participants with dementia, which will be measured during the week of the three measuring moments. For each participant we will register in which physical activities he/she is engaging (how many a week, and for how long) in the daycarecentre and at home. The registration will be on paper. With regard to physical functioning, information will be gathered with a short physical test, the Short Physical Performances Battery (SPPB; Guralnik et al., 1994). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We will gather information about different secondary study parameters with interviews and tests: Physical functioning. Information will be gathered with interview questions based on the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE; Washburn et al. 1993) and a few items of the The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey Minimum Dataset (TOPIC MDS). Cognitive functioning. This will be measured with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE; Folstein et al., 1975) and the Trail Making Test (Ashendorf et al., 2008) during an interview. Social Functioning. This will be measured with one item of the TOPIC MDS and one item of the ASCOT (Adult Social Care Outcome Kit; Netten et al., 2012) and this is part of the interview. Also, the personel of the daycentres will be asked to fill in one subscale of the Gedragsoverservatieschaal voor de intramurale Psychogeriatrie (GIP; Verstraten & van Eekelen, 1987), this is to measure the social functioning in the daycentre. Behaviour and mood. Information about this will be gathered with the NeuroPsychiatryInventory (NPI-Q; Cummings et al., 1994). The 12 items of the translated and validated questionnaire (Kat et al., 2002) will measure the occurrence and nature of the neuropsychiatric symptoms during the past month. This will include depression, apathy, sleeping disorders etc. The informal caregiver will answer the questions of the NPI-Q. Quality of life of the participants will be measured by the EQ5D-5L (EuroQol group, 2009), a short questionnaire. It measures mobility, self-care, daily activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression and subjective evaluation of health. This list will also be used for the cost-effectiveness analysis. To determine the fall incident rate we will ask the staff of the daycentre and the informal caregivers to register the incidents. The level of motivation for exercising of the participants with dementia will be measured with the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (Deci et al. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed