NCT05341271

The Effect of Digital Reminiscence Therapy on People With Mild and Moderate Dementia

The Effect of Digital Reminiscence Therapy on People With Mild and Moderate Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 186 (estimated)
• Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In the post-epidemic era, it is necessary to develop support programs for families with dementia in empirical care. The reminiscence therapy was adopted by patients with mild and moderate dementia those intervention have had good memory stimulation and emotional support effects in the previous studies. However, the application of digital reminiscence therapy that cross spatial and geographic constraints, but related research still has limitations on the knowledge of this topic. To use the official Line @ account as a media platform to develop a digital reminiscence group program (DRG), and to investigate the effects of mobile-application-based DRG on the psychoneurological symptoms, depression, life meaning and burden of family caregiver in people with mild and moderate dementia (PMMD).

Detailed description

In the post-epidemic era, it is necessary to develop support programs for families with dementia in empirical care. The reminiscence therapy was adopted by patients with mild and moderate dementia those intervention have had good memory stimulation and emotional support effects in the previous studies. However, the application of digital reminiscence therapy that cross spatial and geographic constraints, but related research still has limitations on the knowledge of this topic. To use the official Line @ account as a media platform to develop a digital reminiscence group program (DRG), and to investigate the effects of mobile-application-based DRG on the psychoneurological symptoms, depression, life meaning and burden of family caregiver in people with mild and moderate dementia (PMMD). This will be the first digital reminiscence group constructed specifically for family's people with mild and moderate dementia in our country. The investigators expected to have a positive effect. It can be used as a reference for the development of empirical care programs for family caregivers with PMMD in the community.

Conditions

• Dementia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Experimental: digital reminiscence group (DRG)	Experiment group A accepted the digital reminiscence group planned by the official account platform of line as the medium, the theme and content, it is planned to consider the development of the life cycle, and the experience of the thematic review will induce the motivation of the participants, since childhood life, study The design of eight unit themes such as stage, work and emotional family and festival life, and special life events; at the same time, it can adapt to the psychological adaptation behavior of the participants, review their life development stages according to the life development process, and pay attention to the interpersonal interaction carried out by the current group Negative emotional or symptomatic behavior with dialogue, and directing and dealing with life experiences
OTHER	Experimental: general reminiscence group (GRG)	Experiment group B participated in general reminiscence group (GRG) , using actual nostalgic objects or utensils to carry out activities. The theme and content are intended to be considered in the context of life cycle development, and the experience of thematic retrospectives induces the motivation of participants, since childhood. The design of eight unit themes, including the stage of study, work and emotional family and festival life, and special events in life; at the same time, it can adapt to the psychological adaptation behavior of the participants, review their life development stages according to the life development process, and pay attention to the current group activities. Interpersonal interaction and dialogue, and negative emotional or symptomatic behaviors that guide and process life experiences

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-21
• Primary completion: 2023-01-20
• Completion: 2023-07-31
• First posted: 2022-04-22
• Last updated: 2022-04-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan