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ArticleBMJ open2018

Effects of the Namaste Care Family programme on quality of life of nursing home residents with advanced dementia and on family caregiving experiences: study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Hanneke J A Smaling, Karlijn J Joling, Peter M van de Ven, Judith E Bosmans, Joyce Simard, Ladislav Volicer, Wilco P Achterberg, Anneke L Francke, Jenny T van der Steen

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Article in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Hanneke J A SmalingDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Karlijn J JolingDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Peter M van de VenDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Judith E BosmansDepartment of Health Sciences, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Joyce SimardSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Ladislav VolicerSchool of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Land O'Lakes, Florida, USA.
Wilco P AchterbergDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Anneke L FranckeDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jenny T van der SteenDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc · NLLeiden University Medical Center · NLDepartment of Medical Sciences · BYUniversity Medical Center · USUniversity of South Florida · USWestern Sydney University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionQuality of life of people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes is often suboptimal. Family caregivers can feel frustrated with limited contact with their relatives, which results in visits that are perceived as stressful and not very meaningful. Few psychosocial interventions are specifically developed for people with advanced dementia, and actively involve family caregivers or volunteers. Also, interventions usually stop when it becomes difficult for people to participate. The Namaste Care Family programme aims to increase the quality of life of people with advanced dementia, and improve family caregiving experiences through connecting to people and making them comfortable. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Our study will evaluate the effects of the Namaste Care Family programme on quality of life of people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes and family caregiving experiences using a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Longitudinal analyses will be performed taking into account clustering at the nursing home level. Both a cost-effectiveness and a cost-utility analysis from a societal perspective will be performed. We will modify the Namaste Care Family programme to increase family and volunteer involvement in ongoing and end-of-life care. Data collection involves assessments by family caregivers, nursing staff and elderly care physicians using questionnaires, and observations by the researchers at baseline and multiple times over 12 months. The last questionnaire will be sent up to month 24 after the death of the person with dementia. During semistructured interviews, the feasibility, accessibility and sustainability of the Namaste Care Family programme will be assessed. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study protocol is approved by the Medical Ethics Review Committee of the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam (protocol no. 2016.399) and registered with the Nederlands Trial Register (NTR5692). The findings will be disseminated via publications in peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations and presentations for healthcare professionals where appropriate. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NTR5692.

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Quality of LifeCaregiversCost-Benefit AnalysisDementiaHomes for the AgedHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicNursing HomesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTerminal Carecluster randomized control trialdementiafamily caregiversnamaste carepalliative carequality of life

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