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Improving Well-being and Health for People with Dementia (WHELD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Models for delivery and co-ordination of primary or secondary health care (or both) to older adults living in aged care facilities.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for reducing antipsychotic medication in care home residents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for dementia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review of effectiveness and implementation readiness.Aging & mental health · 2021Pooled it
- MEDREV (pharmacy-health psychology intervention in people living with dementia with behaviour that challenges): the feasibility of measuring clinical outcomes and costs of the intervention.BMC health services research · 2020Trial
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- COSMOS--improving the quality of life in nursing home patients: protocol for an effectiveness-implementation cluster randomized clinical hybrid trial.Implementation science : IS · 2015Trial
- Evaluation of the "Los Filabres" Protocol on Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing Home Residents.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- SENSE-Cog Residential Care: hearing and vision support for residents with dementia in long-term care in Ireland-protocol for a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Role of Rho-associated kinases and their inhibitor fasudil in neurodegenerative diseases.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
- What is intended by the term "participation" and what does it mean to people living with dementia? A conceptual overview and directions for future research.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Non-benzodiazepine hypnotic use for sleep disturbance in people aged over 55 years living with dementia: a series of cohort studies.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2021Article
- Upregulation of Prickle2 Ameliorates Alzheimer's Disease-Like Pathology in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2020Article
- The Rho kinase inhibitor fasudil attenuates AβMetabolic brain disease · 2019Article
- Advance Care Planning in Nursing Homes - Improving the Communication Among Patient, Family, and Staff: Results From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (COSMOS).Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- Dealing with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: a general overview.Psychology research and behavior management · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with dementia living in care homes often have complex mental health problems, disabilities and social needs. Providing more comprehensive training for staff working in care home environments is a high national priority. It is important that this training is evidence based and delivers improvement for people with dementia residing in these environments. Well-being and Health for People with Dementia (WHELD) combines the most effective elements of existing approaches to develop a comprehensive but practical staff training intervention. This optimised intervention is based on a factorial study and qualitative evaluation, to combine: training on person-centred care, promoting person-centred activities and interactions, and providing care home staff and general practitioners with updated knowledge regarding the optimal use of psychotropic medications for persons with dementia in care homes.
designThe trial will be a randomised controlled two-arm cluster single blind trial that will take place for nine months across 80 care homes in the United Kingdom. DISCUSSION: The overarching goal of this trial is to determine whether this optimised WHELD intervention is more effective in improving the quality of life and mental health than the usual care provided to people with dementia living in nursing homes. This study will be the largest and best powered randomised controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the benefits of an augmented person-centred care training intervention in care homes worldwide.
trial registrationCurrent controlled trials ISRCTN62237498 Date registered: 5 September 2013.
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