Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 20 family caregivers of elderly people with dementia in conventional follow up of the service and who will receive the nursing intervention "telephone monitoring" every fortnight f
Other
Sponsors
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Hospital Universitário de Brasília
Eligibility
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elderly: having a dementia diagnosis; Have primary caregiver; Be accompanied by the dementia service in University Hospital in Brasilia; Be aged 65 and over, Mini Mental State Examination - MMSE less than or equal to 26. Caregiver: caregiver is available for orientation; to have cognitive capacity of answer oriented in the time and space for this interface with the researcher and to accept to participate of the research.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly: possess clinical instabilities such as oxygen balloon, decompensated Congestive Heart Failure, cancer, congestive obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, psychiatric diseases, and advanced palliative care. Caregivers: hearing impaired caregivers who limit communication by phone and video call; and caregiver with untreated psychiatric disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of the caregiver overload of elderly people with dementia through the nursing intervention "telephone follow-up" assessed by the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in quality of life of elderly people with dementia through the nursing intervention "telephone follow-up" assessed by WHOQOL BREEF instrument. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCarla;Rosimere dos Santos;Santana
Universidade Federal de Brasília;Universidade Federal Fluminense
Outcome results
None listed