The research should both personal and societal interests. Through the GPSplus to relieve the caregiver will use envisaged by the patient is not continuous in the holes to worry if it goes outside. In addition, there would be a decrease in problem…
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Brief title
Condition
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Synonym
Health condition
neurodegeneratieve aandoeningen (dementie).
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Quality of Live of the patient with dementia and their caregiver, measured by
EUROHIS-QOL-8 (patient) en WHOQOL-Bref (caregiver)
Secondary outcome
* care tax of the caregiver (EDIZ)
* decrease in possible behavioral problems of the patient (NPI-Q)
* change in the outdoor go independently of the patient (journal registration)/
* change in the degree of physical activity of the patient (subjective
measurement)
* user friendliness of the GPSplus equipment
Background summary
The research question in this study is: Does GPSplus Improves the quality of
life (Qol) of both the patient with dementia as well as of the caregiver?
The corresponding share questions are:
* does the care tax of the caregiver decrease when using GPSplus?
* the extent to which the patient goes out independently for longer/more often
when using GPSplus in comparison with no system use?
Is the patient is more active when compared to the situation of GPSplus 1 month
prior to the GPS use?
* does any problem behavior in the patient decrease when using GPSplus?
* to what extent is GPSplus user friendly according to the patient and
caregiver?
Study objective
The research should both personal and societal interests. Through the GPSplus
to relieve the caregiver will use envisaged by the patient is not continuous in
the holes to worry if it goes outside. In addition, there would be a decrease
in problem behavior of the patient may arise, because the patient can get more
freedom and not feel trapped, which can cause irritation, frustration or mental
health problems.
Mentioned above can have a positive effect on the Quality of Life of both the
patient and the caregiver. When the caregiver is relieved, the patient can
continue to live at home longer possible. This has directly a social purpose,
namely the reduction of the cost of the national health care budget, because
there are less likely to use an expensive cost center in a nursing home.
Study design
Current research concerns a cross-sectional pilot study. It measures the effect
of GPSplus use on the Quality of Life in patients with dementia and their
caregivers.
The total research is divided in 2 studies, a qualitative study and a pilot
study. The qualitative study in which an inventory is made of attitudes,
behaviors and meanings that people attach to the use of GPS and GPSplus in
patients with a mild or moderate dementia is finalized (K. et al., 2014).
The perspectives with respect to the use of GPS by persons with dementia and
their caregivers have been mapped by means of a semi-structured interview.
Intervention
The intervention in this study is the GPSplus system 'Wuzzi Aurore system' of
Welzijn Services Netherlands. The Wuzzi Aurore System offers the following
services:
* Basiscare: alarm button and patient coming in contact with the emergency
room. They hear and lights contacts in or at the request of patient call them
112.
* safety zone: together with the patient/caregiver is there an area drawn
around the House. If the device will notify the area goes out in the emergency
room. The emergency room takes then contact the contact person of the patient.
The emergency room is available 24/7.
* Track and Trace: If the caregiver have lost his/her partner or do not trust
the situation he/she may call the emergency room and the control room can then
the current location of the transmitter.
Study burden and risks
There is no risk expected for the subjects.
the burden for the subjects means that questionnaires on several times (3 x)
and journal registrations should be tracked. This burden is quite small.
Henri Dunantstraat 1
's Hertogenbosch 5223GZ
NL
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's Hertogenbosch 5223GZ
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
Patientgroup:
diagnosis established by medical specialist mild/moderate dementia, which independent etiologic form (CDR 1-2; MMSE 26-10).
* Age > 50 years.
* Accepts wearing a phone/GPS plus.
* a person around those primary informal care offers, at least 2 times a week for 3 hours in total.
* able to move themselves independently outdoors. ;Primary Caregivers group:
* Caregiver sees patient at least 2 times a week for 3 hours in total.
* primary caregiver of linked participating patient is able to retrieve patient or bring home or help to enable third party if necessary.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria patients group:
* Diagnosis Parkinson's.
* Active anxiety or depressive disorder.
* Active Alcohol or substance abuse (current).
* Active mental illness/disorder.
* Not correctable serious vision problems or blindness.;Exclusion criteria related to the primary caregiver:
* Diagnosis Parkinson's.
* Active anxiety or depressive disorder.
* Active Alcohol or substance abuse (current).
* Active mental illness/disorder.
* Not correctable serious vision problems or blindness.
* Memory disorders from CDR 0.5.
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL55937.028.16 |