SettleIN - Adjustment to Care in Dementia: An Intervention Feasibility Study v0.1
SettleIN - An Adjustment to Care Intervention for People With Dementia: A Feasibility Pilot Study in Care Homes
Admission into a care home for people with dementia has been linked with both positive and negative psychological outcomes for both the resident and their carers. Whilst some people with dementia adjust quickly, many never adjust at all or adjustment is complex and linked to cognitive and behavioural decline (Wilson et al, 2007). Therefore, support for healthy adjustment is needed.
Recent research (Aminzadeh et al., 2013; Sury, Burns and Brodaty, 2013, Sussman and Dupuis, 2013) has identified factors that influence different relocation outcomes and prevent adverse reactions. There are currently no interventions that support successful adjustment by emphasising the positive factors found to influence relocation outcomes while mitigating the effects of negative influences and addressing any missed pre-admission procedures, reported in the literature.
The current project seeks to design an intervention that predominantly builds on the work of Sury et al (2013) and focuses on promoting healthy adjustment through an enhanced best practice based admission process.
The intervention will be developed through systematic review of the literature and consultation with professional experts, service users, care home staff and carers. The current study will serve as a feasibility (pilot) study and test the acceptability of the intervention design, examine recruitment and dropout and establish sample size for future, larger studies. It also aims to examine whether the intervention indicates an improvement in residents' quality of life, mood, overall adjustment and carer satisfaction with care.
All participants will receive a subset of the same intervention, specifically tailored to their needs and with elements delivered by staff, carer or psychologist. Staff and researchers will assess the improvement indicators mentioned above using relevant psychometric measures at baseline, post intervention completion and at one-month follow up. Indirect measures (interviews and staff field notes) will also be used to indicate intervention fidelity and feasibility.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Condiciones
Intervención / Tratamiento
Tipo de estudio
Inscripción (Anticipado)
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
Estudio Contacto
- Nombre: Janine Hayward
- Correo electrónico: janine.hayward.13@ucl.ac.uk
Copia de seguridad de contactos de estudio
- Nombre: Aimee Spector
- Correo electrónico: a.spector@ucl.ac.uk
Ubicaciones de estudio
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London, Reino Unido
- Reclutamiento
- Multiple UK Care Home locations
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Contacto:
- Janine Hayward
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Criterios de participación
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
Géneros elegibles para el estudio
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
Site:
- Within Greater London
- At least one resident who has been recently admitted to care (ideally within the previous fortnight and no more than one month after admission).
- Sufficient cover to allow at least 1 staff lead to attend a half-day training
- Managerial assurance of adequate resources allowing staff participation
Resident sample:
- Meet diagnostic criteria for dementia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V (DSM-V, APA, 2013)
- Score between FAST stage 2 and 6 representing a range of mild to moderately severe dementia on The Functional Assessment Staging Test (FAST, Reisberg, 1987)
- Be able to communicate in English
Staff sample:
• Working as a Nurse (registered nurses of any grade, student nurses) or Care Assistant (Health Care Assistants and nursing assistants).
DSM Criteria will be confirmed by formal diagnosis or use of the FAST as a screen.
Exclusion Criteria:
Site:
• Participation in any other research study
Resident sample:
• Score FAST stage 7 equating to severe dementia on The Functional Assessment Staging Test (FAST, Reisberg, 1987)
Staff sample:
• Lack of availability on training, intervention delivery and assessment dates
Plan de estudios
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Cuidados de apoyo
- Asignación: N / A
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación de un solo grupo
- Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
Intervención / Tratamiento |
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Experimental: SettleIN
SettleIN - Adjustment to care programme intervention
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A programme for care home staff to support new residents with dementia quickly and successfully adjust to life in a care home
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Periodo de tiempo |
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The primary outcome measure is change in residents' quality of life and measured by the Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (QOL-AD, Lodgson et al, 1996) which will be administered by researchers.
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, post intervention (4-6 weeks after intervention start) and at one month follow up
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Baseline, post intervention (4-6 weeks after intervention start) and at one month follow up
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Aimee Spector, UCL London
Fechas de registro del estudio
Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio (Actual)
Finalización primaria (Anticipado)
Finalización del estudio (Anticipado)
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
Publicado por primera vez (Estimar)
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Actual)
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
Última verificación
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- 15/0201
- 15/LO/0611 (Otro identificador: NRES Committee London - Camden & Kings Cross)
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
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Descripción del plan IPD
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