Telehealth for patients with dementia at the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantidio-UFC

Telehealth for patients with dementia at the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantidio-UFC: Implications of Pandemia by COVID-19 and of a telemedicine program-TELEGERIATRY. - Telegeriatrics: Telehealth for patients with dementia at the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantidio-UFC

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

REBEC

Registry ID

RBR-9xs978

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-08-24

Start date

2020-06-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-27

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Conditions

Dementia

Interventions

Geriatric telemedicine of 100 consecutive patients with dementia syndrome treated at the Geriatrics Outpatient Clinic of the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantidio during the period from April to Nove

Procedure/surgery

H02.403.840

Eligibility

Age

50 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of Dementia Syndrome according to the Diagnostic Criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition (DSM-V); be registered in the dementia outpatient clinic of the Geriatric Service of the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio; at least one face-to-face consultation record in the 12 months prior to the telehealth consultation; accept to participate of the video call consultation and of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: First consultation; do not accept to participate in the teleconsultation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assess the feasibility of telehealth by video calls for patients diagnosed with dementia syndromes.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the prevalence of the diagnosis of COVID-19 among patients with dementia syndrome at the Dementia outpatient clinic of the Geriatrics Department of the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantidio.;Assess the effects in cognitive, behavioral symptoms and functionality in patients with dementia syndromes who had COVID-19.;Assess the adherence to social isolation of patients with dementia syndromes during the COVID-19 pandemia.;To evaluate the effects of social isolation on cognitive, behavioral symptoms and functionality of patients with dementia syndromes at the Dementia outpatient clinic of the Geriatrics Department of the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantidio.	—

Measure

Time frame

To evaluate the prevalence of the diagnosis of COVID-19 among patients with dementia syndrome at the Dementia outpatient clinic of the Geriatrics Department of the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantidio.;Assess the effects in cognitive, behavioral symptoms and functionality in patients with dementia syndromes who had COVID-19.;Assess the adherence to social isolation of patients with dementia syndromes during the COVID-19 pandemia.;To evaluate the effects of social isolation on cognitive, behavioral symptoms and functionality of patients with dementia syndromes at the Dementia outpatient clinic of the Geriatrics Department of the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantidio.

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Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactDanielle;Danielle Lima;Lima

Hospital Universitário Walter Cantidio;Hospital Universitário Walter Cantidio

dra.daniellelima@gmail.com;dra.daniellelima@gmail.com+55-85-986073040;85986073040

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026