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Changes in the Perception of Personal Dignity Over the Course of Dementia

NCT04443621 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2020-09-25

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Summary

Dignity is an integral part of quality of life (QoL). Older adults often face with situations that are related with the development of dementia and that might significantly affect their feeling of personal dignity. The aim of the project is to investigate the changes in the perception of personal dignity amongst older adults with dementia (OAwD) over the course of three years and to define factors that threaten their dignity. A mixed methods design (longitudinal prospective study) will be used. In the quantitative part, a battery of Czech questionnaires will be used, and a translation and validation of a Czech version of the ACE-III will be carried out. The qualitative part will include in-depth interviews (narrative and semi-structured). The sample will comprise of OAwD living in home setting. Knowledge of the changes in the perception of personal dignity and related factors may aid the healthcare staff in choosing interventions that support and preserve dignity of OAwD as a significant part of their QoL. The project is a follow-up of a previous project No. 16-28628A.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

questionnaire

Questionnaire battery for assessment of dignity, cognition, self-sufficiency, and depression.

BEHAVIORAL

in-depth interview

Individual in-depth interviews with OAwD on the topic of dignity (two interviews with each respondent at a 12-month interval) .

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Hradec Kralove

    collaborator OTHER

  • Faculty Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University Hospital Olomouc

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital Ostrava

    collaborator OTHER

  • Palacky University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Helena Kisvetrova, PhD · Faculty of Health Sciences Palacky University Olomouc

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-07-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2024-06-30

Countries

  • Czechia

Study Locations

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