Status:
UNKNOWN
SOcial coNNEction in Long-Term Care Home Residents
Lead Sponsor:
University College, London
Collaborating Sponsors:
University Health Network, Toronto
Conditions:
Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-110 years
Brief Summary
This study aims to develop a new measure which can accurately assess social connection for people with dementia living in long-term care homes. The Social Connection in Long-term Care home residents (...
Detailed Description
Research Question: Can a new measure reliably and validly assess social connection for people with dementia in care homes? Background: Social connection, including objective and subjective construc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Qualitative study
- Inclusion criteria:
- LTC residents with or without dementia: Able to provide consent for research.
- Caregivers: Visit the resident at least monthly (not including when COVID-related visitor restrictions are in place).
- Clinicians/care staff: Whose role currently includes working in LTC home or has done in past 2 years.
- Academic researchers: Have expertise in social functioning in dementia.
- All participants must be over the age of 18 years old to participate in the study.
- Cross-sectional study Inclusion criteria
- LTC residents: Have a confirmed diagnosis of dementia OR Scoring ≥2 on the Noticeable Problems Checklist
- Proxy: Visit or care for the resident at least once monthly.
- All participants must be over the age of 18 years old and have adequate English language proficiency to participate in the study.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 16 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
220 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05315960
Start Date
May 16 2022
End Date
April 30 2024
Last Update
November 30 2023
Active Locations (2)
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1
University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2A2
2
Division of Psychiatry, University College London
London, United Kingdom, W1T 7NF