NCT03015428

"Living Together With Dementia"_Creation and Validation of a Training Program for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia to Live at Home

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centro Hospitalar De São João, E.P.E. · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to experimentally evaluate the training program for family caregivers of people with dementia\_"Living together with Dementia."

Detailed description

This study will begin in March 2016, with the initial assessment of family caregivers of people with dementia. These were recruited through hospital neurology clinic and must comply with a set of pre-established criteria. It is expected a total of 20 participants in the study (10 in the experimental group and 10 in control group). Interventions will take place over the months of March and April. The final evaluation is scheduled for late April and the follow up to July 2016. an evaluation document itself for this study was built.

Conditions

• Dementia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	psychoeducation	Providing knowledge and skills development in family caregivers of people with dementia, through a structured psychoeducational programme

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-10-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2017-01-10
• Last updated: 2017-01-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Portugal