Effects of Community Occupational Therapy in Older Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers.

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00295152

Recruitment Status : Unknown

Verified February 2006 by Radboud University Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting

First Posted : February 22, 2006

Last Update Posted : November 17, 2011

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Sponsor:

Collaborators:

Alzheimer's Association

VCVGZ Fund;

Dutch Occupational Therapy Association

Information provided by:

Radboud University Medical Center

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Recruitment Status :	Unknown
Primary Completion Date :	No date given
Study Completion Date :	February 2005

Publications of Results:

Graff MJL, et al.Occupational therapy at home for older individuals with mild to moderate cognitive impairments and their primary caregivers: a pilot study. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research 23, 155-163, 2003.

Graff MJL, Melick van MBM. The development, testing and implementation of an occupational therapy guideline. The guideline for the OT diagnosis and treatment of older persons with cognitive impairments. Ducth Occupational Therapy Journal 28, 169-174, 2000.

Melick van MBM, Graff MJL. Occupational therapy for geriatric patients. The guideline for occupational therapy in geriatric patients with mild to moderate cognitive impairments. Dutch Journal of Occupational Therapy 28, 176-181, 2000

Graff MJL, et al. How can occupational therapy improve the daily performance and communication of an older patient with dementia and his primary caregiver: a case study. Dementia: the journal of social research and practice. 2006. In press.

Other Publications:

Gitlin LN, Winter L, Corcoran M, Dennis MP, Schinfeld S, Hauck WW. Effects of the home environmental skill-building program on the caregiver-care recipient dyad: 6-month outcomes from the Philadelphia REACH Initiative. Gerontologist. 2003 Aug;43(4):532-46. doi: 10.1093/geront/43.4.532.

Steultjens EM, Dekker J, Bouter LM, Jellema S, Bakker EB, van den Ende CH. Occupational therapy for community dwelling elderly people: a systematic review. Age Ageing. 2004 Sep;33(5):453-60. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afh174.

Vernooij-Dassen MJ, Felling AJ, Brummelkamp E, Dauzenberg MG, van den Bos GA, Grol R. Assessment of caregiver's competence in dealing with the burden of caregiving for a dementia patient: a Short Sense of Competence Questionnaire (SSCQ) suitable for clinical practice. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999 Feb;47(2):256-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb04588.x. No abstract available.

Vernooij-Dassen M, Lamers C, Bor J, Felling A, Grol R. Prognostic factors of effectiveness of a support program for caregivers of dementia patients. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2000;51(4):259-74. doi: 10.2190/P8L1-N8QD-VTJ4-EURT.

Teunisse S, Derix MM. The interview for deterioration in daily living activities in dementia: agreement between primary and secondary caregivers. Int Psychogeriatr. 1997;9 Suppl 1:155-62. doi: 10.1017/s1041610297004845.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Graff MJ, Vernooij-Dassen MJ, Thijssen M, Dekker J, Hoefnagels WH, Rikkert MG. Community based occupational therapy for patients with dementia and their care givers: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2006 Dec 9;333(7580):1196. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39001.688843.BE. Epub 2006 Nov 17.

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