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Trajectories of Quality of Life by the Elderly in Early Phase of Dementia

NCT02845830 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 580

Last updated 2016-07-29

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Summary

Maintaining of improving the quality of life amongst the elderly with early phase dementia (EwD) is nowadays one of the key aims of health care services. When investigating the quality of life trajectories, it is necessary to examine contributing factors. The aim of the project is to ascertain the profile of quality of life trajectory amongst Czech EwD and to identify the most important factors affecting it. The results will be compared to the results from the elderly without dementia. A quantitative approach, longitudinal prospected design utilising a battery of questionnaires in the Czech language will be used. At the same time, translation and validation of the Czech version of QOL-AD and PDI will be carried out. The group of respondents will include EwD and elderly without dementia living in home environment. Knowledge of the quality of life trajectory and the factors involved will enable interventions to maintain or improve the quality of life of the elderly with early-stage dementia in home environment in future. Project Aims The aims are to ascertain the quality of life trajectory profile amongst the elderly with early phase dementia, to identify the most important factors involved and to compare the results to control group. Validation of the Czech versions of QOL-AD and PDI questionnaires will be performed.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Ostrava

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital Hradec Kralove

    collaborator OTHER

  • Palacky University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Helena Kisvetrova, PhD · Faculty of Health Science, Palacký University Olomouc

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-30
Primary Completion
2020-01-31
Completion
2020-07-31

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