This study is to evaluate the results from an intervention designed to encourage older adults with dementia for their engagement in activities through their active participation of activity scheduling (AS).
The study compares two interventions by using a 12-week longitudinal randomized controlled trial. For the first 2 weeks, all participants receive the same health care education program. Then for the following 10 weeks, participants will be randomized to either one of the two following groups with different conditions. For the control group, participants receive ten session of dementia care education. For the experimental activity scheduling group, participants receive ten session of dementia care education, plus weekly activity scheduling (AS) practice that focus on pleasant event scheduling and improving communication.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
50
AS is strategy for behavioral activation that has also been used with success in people with dementia, after the training of their caregivers. A certified occupational therapist will train up the caregivers of dementia in conducting AS activities for participants in experimental group
A serial of dementia care education program with a weekly theme of topics like: importance of exercise and healthy eating, sleep management, counselling, acceptance therapy, commitment therapy, reminiscence therapy.
Women's Welfare Club Western District
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
RECRUITINGChinese version of the Caregiver Burden Interview Scale (Chinese ZBIS)
This is a 22-item instrument measures caregiver stress. Areas assessed include the perceived health and psychological well-being of the caregiver, financial impact, social life, and the relationship between the caregiver and the care recipient. The Chinese version has been tested with family caregivers of community-dwelling persons with dementia. Its correlation with the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was 0.59 (p\<0.001). The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.99. The split-half correlation coefficient was 0.81 (Chan, 2005). higher values represent higher stress level of caregivers
Time frame: 12 months
Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPT)
24-item questionnaire to assess three domains of problematic behaviors in older adults
Time frame: 12 months
Chinese Caregiver Activity Survey (Chinese CAS)
The 6-item CAS to assess the amount of time that caregivers spend taking care of people with dementia during the 24 hours before the investigation. It covers six areas of daily living: communication, using transportation, dressing, eating, looking after the appearance of people with dementia, and supervising them. The total score the Chinese CAS is calculated by summing the total time that caregivers spend on assistance with these areas of daily living (Prince, 2004).
Time frame: 12 months
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