Complementary Interventions on Patients With Dementia: Comparative and Longitudinal Research

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital120 enrolled

Overview

Cognitive function, behavioral and psychological symptoms, and quality of life will improve after administration of cognitive stimulation therapy, reminiscence therapy, and aroma-massage therapy in patients with dementia.

This study will base on the pattern of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, to verify and compare the effectiveness of the three non-pharmacological complementary interventions, cognitive stimulation therapy, reminiscence therapy, and aroma-massage therapy on patients' cognitive function, behavior and psychological symptoms, and quality of life.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Dementia

Interventions

ReminiscenceBEHAVIORAL

The 10 session topics include "Happy to seeing you", "Childhood stories", "Food flavor", "Our old songs", "Festival", "My family", "My Carrier", "Unforgettable events", "My home", and "My award". small group intervention (8-12 per group), expected total number of group is 5.

Cognitive stimulationBEHAVIORAL

The 10 session topics include "psycial activities", "sound", "face", "food", "word association", "number and games", "being creative", "categorizing objects", "orientation", and "team qiuz". small group intervention (8-12 per group), total number of group is 5.

Aroma-massageBEHAVIORAL

Researcher will conduct hand and arm massage to a patient, once a week, each time session for 30 mins with natural tested and safe aroma-essential oil.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * been diagnosed with dementia (all stages) or MMSE below 23 for high school educated and 17 for less than high school education * able to communicate verbally or nonverbally * able to understand short sentences * can sit for at least 50 mins. Exclusion Criteria: * no hospitalization within the past two weeks * not under severe acute illness * no psychiatric disorders.

Locations (1)

National Cheng Kung University Dementia center

Tainan, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

To examine if patients' behavioral and psychological symptoms decrease after the intervention. Chinese version of Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) will be used to measure this outcome. Data will be analyzed through GLM repeated measure-GEE.

Time frame: 2 years

Secondary Outcomes

quality of life

To examine if patients' quality of life improve after the intervention. WHO Quality of Life-brief Taiwanese version (WHOQOL-BREF) will be used to measure this outcome. Data will be analyzed through GLM-repeated measure-GEE.

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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