Cognitive Stimulation in the Elderly: Individual Intervention on Cognitive Frailty (ECOG_CS)
Neurocognitive Disorders, Dementia
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Neurocognitive Disorders
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Elderly person with 60 years of age or older;
- Diagnosis of mild or major neurocognitive disorder, performed by a physician specialized in neurology or psychiatry, or who is validated by the family physician in accordance with DSMIII/IV/5 or ICD-9/10 criteria;
- Presence of mild to moderate cognitive impairment according to the 6-Item Cognitive Decline Test (6CIT);
- Capable of communicating and understanding communication;
- Without a physical illness or significant disability (eg elderly people who are on dialysis or bedridden);
- Living in the community (in their home);
- Have an informal caregiver available and able to develop the individual cognitive stimulation program.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Elderly / informal caregiver with a history of severe psychiatric illness diagnosed before 60 years of age;
- Informal caregiver with cognitive impairment, even if mild (mild PNC according to DSM-5 criteria);
- Elderly people who do not live in their home.
Sites / Locations
- Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Control Group
Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
The control group shall participate in the usual home-based care provided by their carer.
The experimental group shall participate in the Making a Difference 3 program (Yates et al., 2015) is aimed at elderly people with mild or major neurocognitive disorder, where informal caregiver (family, friend or neighbour) assume a partnering role in an one-to-one approach. The program is composed by a range of stimulating activities (sessions), each with two levels of difficulty. The carers are introduced to a set of key principles that guides them during individual cognitive stimulation sessions, tailoring the interventions to the needs and reality of the elderly participants.