ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Maastricht University
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Informal caregivers can be spouses, relatives, or friends who care for and support the person with dementia without pay. If the caregiver does not live with the person with dementia, they have to visit the person with dementia at least 3 times a week to be eligible for the study.
The person with dementia must be living at home cared for by the caregiver.
The person with dementia should have a diagnosis of dementia or experience severe cognitive impairments suggesting dementia. Type of dementia is not an inclusion criterion.
The person with dementia is not yet receiving formal care related to personal activities of daily living on account of his or her dementia more than once a week (defined by receiving assistance from a paid worker by e.g., health or social care professional as help with dressing/undressing; washing/bathing/showering; toileting; feeding/drinking; or taking medication).
You may not be if
Person with dementia or informal caregiver is participating in another intervention or similar support program.
Dementia is caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired brain impairment, Down syndrome, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, or alcohol abuse.
Inability to give informed consent will also be an exclusion criterion.
