Tablet-Based Outpatient Care for People With Dementia - The DemTab Study Protocol
Published in GeroPsych, 2019
Lech, S., O’Sullivan, J. L., Gellert, P., Voigt-Antons, J.-N. & Nordheim J.
Most people with dementia (PwD) are treated on an outpatient basis, predominantly by general practitioners (GPs). This article provides a detailed protocol of a study aimed at developing and evaluating a tablet-based intervention to improve outpatient dementia care by fostering guideline-based treatment. A cluster-randomized controlled trial with an intervention group (tablet-based intervention) and a control group (treatment as usual plus information handbook) will be conducted. Clusters will be randomized at GP level. Primary outcome is defined as adherence to dementia guideline recommendations after 9 months. Secondary outcomes include various health outcomes assessed in PwD (e.g., quality of life) and informal caregivers (e.g., caregiver burden). Outcomes will be analyzed by an intention-to-treat analysis and using mixed models.
Recommended citation: Lech, S., O’Sullivan, J. L., Gellert, P., Voigt-Antons, J.-N. & Nordheim J. (2019). Tablet-Based Outpatient Care for People With Dementia - The DemTab Study Protocol. GeroPsych, 32(3), 135-144, https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000210