Title of project or programme

Management of Challenging Behaviour in dementia at home and in care homes

Principal Investigators of project/programme grant
TitleFornameSurnameInstitutionCountry
ProfessorEsmeMoniz-CookHumber Mental Health Teaching NHS TrustUK
Address of institution of lead PI
InstitutionHumber NHS Foundation Trust Trust
Street AddressWillerby Hill, Beverley Road
CityWillerby
PostcodeHU10 6ED
Country

United Kingdom

Source of funding information

Department of Health (DH)

Total sum awarded (Euro)

2322995

Start date of award

01-08-2007

Total duration of award in months

60

The project/programme is most relevant to
  • Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
Keywords
Research abstract in English

This study aims to examine whether providing family carers with training and support in behaviour management for dementia symptoms, enables them to improve their coping strategies, minimise behavioural symptoms and thus enhance well being in older people with dementia and their carers. A web-based training and decision support system will be developed to assist community practitioners (community mental health nurses) to support family caregivers at home. This system will include the complexity of bio-medical, social and environmental factors that need to be taken into account in behaviour management of dementia. In this study half of the community mental health teams, within which the practitioners are located, will receive the experimental intervention, i.e. the web-based training and decision support system, and half will act as the control. Clinical and quality of life outcomes of the family carers and people with dementia will be examined as well as cost effectiveness analyses. The second arm of this study aims to examine whether providing care home staff in residential and nursing homes with training and support in behaviour management for dementia symptoms, enables them to improve their coping strategies, minimise behavioural symptoms and thus enhance well being in older people with dementia. A web-based training and decision support system will be developed to assist care home staff to access knowledge and behaviour management support for a range of challenging behaviours. This system will include the complexity of bio-medical, social and environmental factors that need to be taken into account in behaviour management of dementia. In this study half of the homes will receive the experimental intervention, i.e. the web-based training and decision support system, and half will act as the control. Clinical and quality of life outcomes will be examined as well as cost effectiveness analyses.

Lay Summary

    Types: Investments > €500k
    Member States: United Kingdom
    Diseases: Alzheimer's disease & other dementias
    Years: 2011
    Database Categories: N/A
    Database Tags: N/A

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