Nurse Managed Clinic for Dementia Patients and Family Caregivers

Completed

Conditions studied: Alzheimer's Disease, Caregivers, Dementia

In brief

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a nurse-managed interdisciplinary (nursing and occupational therapy) clinic serving community dwelling dementia patients and their spouse caregivers. It is grounded in a nursing self-care model that guides nurses to identify interventions that fit with the capabilities of individual patients and compensate for their specific deficits. The occupational therapy assessment uses the Allen Cognitive Levels that identify the abilities and deficits of a particular functional level so that the strategies and approaches taught to caregivers can be tailored to the specific needs of the patient.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00012831

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

120

Expected to finish

2001-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects are veterans with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, cared for in their homes by spouse caregivers.

Where it is running

• Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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