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Table 1 Instruments and the different assessment points

From: The implementation of the serial trial intervention for pain and challenging behaviour in advanced dementia patients (STA OP!): a clustered randomized controlled trial

 

Instruments

When & who?

Baseline

3 months

(= ca. 12-13 weeks)

6 months

(= ca. 26 weeks)

Selection criteria

- GDS (Reisberg)

Pre selection

NHP

  
 

- MDS-CPS

Pre selection

NHP

  

Primary Outcome

- CMAI

Incl.

Nurse

Nurse

Nurse

 

- MDS-RAI pain scale

Incl.

Nurse

Nurse

Nurse

 

- NPI-NH

Incl.

Nurse

Nurse

Nurse

 

- PACSLAC-D

Incl.

Nurse & VIDEO

Nurse & VIDEO

Nurse

Secondary Outcome

- Qualidem

Incl.

Nurse

Nurse

Nurse

 

- Cornell & MDS-DRS

Incl.

Nurse

Nurse

Nurse

 

- Medication

Incl.

RA

RA

RA

 

- DS-DAT

Incl.

VIDEO

VIDEO

 
 

- FACS

Incl.

VIDEO

VIDEO

 

Control variables/Demographics

- (co-) Morbidity

Incl.

NHP

  
 

- Hospitalisation, fixation etc.

Incl.

RA

RA

RA

 

- Demographics; sex, age, background

Incl.

RA

  
 

- ADL (Katz)

Incl.

Nurse

  
 

- Apolipoprotein E4

Incl.

RA

  
  1. NHP = Nursing Home Physician, Nurse = caregiver, RA = research assistant, Incl. = included residents