The Dementia Quality of Life Scale for Older Family Carers (DQoL-OC) Study

NCT02463734 | Unknown DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 15045302813-5
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 14

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to develop the "DQoL-OC", 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 well-being, which may guide future policies and the support provided to older family carers in the future. The DQoL-OC 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 well-being 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 DQoL-OC 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 DQoL-OC 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.

Conditions

Quality of Life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Health related quality of life (HRQoL)

  Questionnaire

  8 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Health status

  8 months

• Caring issues

  8 months

• Socio-demographic data

  8 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability 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' self-report) at home in the UK, to understand and speak English, to accept to participate of the study

You may qualify if:

• To be aged between 60 and 100 years old;
• To be currently providing care for a family member with dementia (carers' -self-report) at home in the UK;
• To speak and understand English;
• To show an interest in participating in the research.

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Nottingham: lead

Study Sites (14)

Clinical Commissioning Group - Nottingham North & East GP practices

Arnold, Nottinghamshire, NG5 6LU, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Community Mental Health Services for Older People - Mansfield and Ashfield Memory Assessment Service

Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG174JL, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Clinical Commissioning Group - Newark and Sherwood GP practices

Balderton, Nottinghamshire, NG24 3HJ, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Clinical Commissioning Group - Mansfield and Ashfield GP practices

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG21 OHJ, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Community Mental Health Services for Older People - Newark and Sherwood Memory Assessment Service

Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 4DE, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Clinical Commissioning Group - Bassetlaw GP practices

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7XF, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Clinical Commissioning Group - Nottingham City GP practices

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6GN, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Clinical Commissioning Group - Rushcliffe GP practices

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 6LQ, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Community Mental Health Services for Older People - Rushcliffe Memory Assessment Service

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 6PR, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Community Mental Health Services for Older People - City Memory Assessment Service

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Community Mental Health Services for Older People - Gedling and Huckanall Memory Assessment Service

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Community Mental Health Services for Older People - Brostowe Memory Assessment Service

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 8DB, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Clinical Commissioning Group - Nottingham West GP practices

Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, NG9 8DB, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Community Mental Health Services for Older People - Bassetlaw Memory Assessment Service

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S810BD, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

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Study Officials

• Aimee Aubeeluck

  Associate Professor

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Deborah Oliveira

CONTACT

07463491670; deborah.oliveira@nottingham.ac.uk

Aimee Aubeeluck

CONTACT

01332 724 906; aimee.aubeeluck@nottingham.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 2, 2015
• First Posted: June 4, 2015
• Study Start: August 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2016
• Study Completion: February 1, 2016
• Last Updated: December 3, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-12

Locations

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