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The Dementia Quality of Life Scale for Older Family Carers (DQoLOC) Study This study is not yet open for participant recruitment. (see Contacts and Locations)
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NCT02463734 First received: June 2, 2015 Last updated: NA Last verified: June 2015 History: No changes posted
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Purpose The purpose of this research is to develop the "DQoLOC", a unique questionnaire to evaluate the quality of life of people aged 60 or above providing care for a family member with Alzheimer's disease or other related dementia at home in the UK. This questionnaire is aimed at allowing researchers, health and social professionals, as well as the older family carers themselves, to quantify the impact caring in different aspects life, for the purposes of economic evaluation or implementation and evaluation of interventions. The results from this study will also help us to understand better the aspects that affect carers' quality of life and wellbeing, which may guide future policies and the support provided to older family carers in the future. The DQoLOC is being developed in two parts. The first part is now completed and was carried out through focus groups with older family carers for discussions about important aspects related to their quality of life and wellbeing in order to create the items of the new questionnaire. Its preliminary version contains 100 questions about the practical aspects of care and caregiving, carers' feelings and concerns and satisfaction with life and with the caring role. The second part of the DQoLOC development is currently being carried out and aims to evaluate its validity and reliability for use with older family carers and to reduce it into a smaller number of items. About 300 older family carers are invited to answer individually the DQoLOC and other similar questionnaires for these purposes. About 25 participants taking part in this study are invited to answer the same questions with an interval of two weeks in order to allow us to compare the results and its stability over this period of time.
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Quality of Life Study Type: Study Design:
Observational Time Perspective: CrossSectional
Official Title:
Development of the Dementia Quality of Life Scale for Older Family Carers of People With Dementia (DQoLOC) and Evaluation of Its Psychometric Properties
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MedlinePlus related topics: Caregivers Dementia U.S. FDA Resources Further study details as provided by University of Nottingham:
Primary Outcome Measures: Health related quality of life (HRQoL) [ Time Frame: 8 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] Questionnaire
Secondary Outcome Measures: Health status [ Time Frame: 8 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] Questionnaire Caring issues [ Time Frame: 8 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] Questionnaire
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Sociodemographic data [ Time Frame: 8 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] Questionnaire
Estimated Enrollment: Study Start Date: Estimated Study Completion Date: Estimated Primary Completion Date:
300 July 2015 February 2016 February 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Eligibility Ages Eligible for Study: Genders Eligible for Study: Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Sampling Method:
60 Years and older Both Yes NonProbability Sample
Study Population
Older family carers: To be an old person (between 60 and 100 years old), currently providing care for a family member with dementia (carers' selfreport) at home in the UK, to understand and speak English, to accept to participate of the study Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: To be aged between 60 and 100 years old; To be currently providing care for a family member with dementia (carers' selfreport) at home in the UK; To speak and understand English; To show an interest in participating in the research. Exclusion Criteria: To be aged under 60 years old or above 100 years old; To provide paid care for the person with dementia; Those with no familiar relationship with the person being cared for; The family member with dementia is not being cared for at home; The care is not provided in the UK; The family member being cared for does not have dementia; Do not speak or understand English.
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Contacts
Contact: Deborah Oliveira
07463491670
[email protected]
Contact: Aimee Aubeeluck
01332 724 906
[email protected]
Locations United Kingdom
Clinical Commissioning Group Nottingham North & East GP practices Arnold, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG5 6LU Contact: Paul Oliver 0800 028 3693
Not yet recruiting
Community Mental Health Services for Older People Mansfield and Ashfield Memory Assessment Service Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG174JL Contact: Ola Junaid 01623 403 278
Not yet recruiting
Clinical Commissioning Group Newark and Sherwood GP practices Balderton, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG24 3HJ Contact: Mark Jefford 01636 594824
[email protected]
Not yet recruiting
Clinical Commissioning Group Mansfield and Ashfield GP practices Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG21 OHJ Contact: Raian Sheikh 0300 300 1234
Not yet recruiting
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The Dementia Quality of Life Scale for Older Family Carers (DQoLOC) Study Full Text View ClinicalTrials.gov Community Mental Health Services for Older People Newark and Sherwood Memory Assessment Service Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG24 4DE Contact: Ola Junaid 01636 685 951
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Community Mental Health Services for Older People Rushcliffe Memory Assessment Service Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG2 6PR Contact: Ola Junaid 0115 883 7417
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Clinical Commissioning Group Bassetlaw GP practices Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, DN22 7XF Contact: Stephen Kell 01777 274400
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Clinical Commissioning Group Nottingham City GP practices Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG1 6GN Contact: Hugh Porter 0115 845 4545
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Clinical Commissioning Group Rushcliffe GP practices Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG11 6LQ Contact: Jeremy Griffiths 0115 8837880
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Community Mental Health Services for Older People Brostowe Memory Assessment Service Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG9 8DB Contact: Ola Junaid 0115 956 0813
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Community Mental Health Services for Older People Gedling and Huckanall Memory Assessment Service Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG5 1PB Contact: Ola Junaid 0115 969 1169 ext 54702
Not yet recruiting
Community Mental Health Services for Older People City Memory Assessment Service Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG5 1PB Contact: Ola Junaid 0115 955 5419
Not yet recruiting
Clinical Commissioning Group Nottingham West GP practices Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG9 8DB Contact: Guy Mansford 0115 8835100
[email protected]
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Community Mental Health Services for Older People Bassetlaw Memory Assessment Service Worksop, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, S810BD Contact: Ola Junaid 01909 502 408
Not yet recruiting
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Nottingham Investigators
Principal Investigator:
Aimee Aubeeluck
Associate Professor
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University of Nottingham NCT02463734 History of Changes 15045, 3028135 June 2, 2015 June 2, 2015 United Kingdom: National Institute for Social Care and Health Research
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