The Effect of Digital Reminiscence Therapy on People With Mild and Moderate Dementia

Dementia Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effect of Digital Reminiscence Therapy on People With Mild and Moderate Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

In the post-epidemic era, it is necessary to develop support programs for families with dementia in empirical care. The reminiscence therapy was adopted by patients with mild and moderate dementia those intervention have had good memory stimulation and emotional support effects in the previous studies. However, the application of digital reminiscence therapy that cross spatial and geographic constraints, but related research still has limitations on the knowledge of this topic.

To use the official Line @ account as a media platform to develop a digital reminiscence group program (DRG), and to investigate the effects of mobile-application-based DRG on the psychoneurological symptoms, depression, life meaning and burden of family caregiver in people with mild and moderate dementia (PMMD).

Clinical Trial Description

In the post-epidemic era, it is necessary to develop support programs for families with dementia in empirical care. The reminiscence therapy was adopted by patients with mild and moderate dementia those intervention have had good memory stimulation and emotional support effects in the previous studies. However, the application of digital reminiscence therapy that cross spatial and geographic constraints, but related research still has limitations on the knowledge of this topic.

To use the official Line @ account as a media platform to develop a digital reminiscence group program (DRG), and to investigate the effects of mobile-application-based DRG on the psychoneurological symptoms, depression, life meaning and burden of family caregiver in people with mild and moderate dementia (PMMD).

This will be the first digital reminiscence group constructed specifically for family's people with mild and moderate dementia in our country. The investigators expected to have a positive effect. It can be used as a reference for the development of empirical care programs for family caregivers with PMMD in the community. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dementia

• NCT number: NCT05341271
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Contact: Chia-Jung Hsieh, PhD
• Phone: +886(2)2822-7101
• Email: chiajung@ntunhs.edu.tw
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 21, 2022
• Completion date: July 31, 2023