Clinical trial NCT06465173: Self-compassion and Quality of Life After Dementia Diagnosis
Official title: Is Self-compassion Associated With Older Adults' Quality of Life After Dementia Diagnosis and Does Perceived Threat Posed by Dementia Mediate This Relationship?
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Dementia
Keywords: dementia
self-compassion
quality of life
Lead sponsor: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2024-06-18
Enrollment: 23
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The participant sample is anticipated to comprise NHS patients who have been seen in memory clinic and individuals recruited from the community.

Brief summary: This study aims to investigate whether self-compassion is associated with older adult's quality of life after a diagnosis of dementia, and whether perceived threat posed by dementia mediates this relationship. Self-compassion has been found to be positive in supporting individuals in times of difficulty, in adjustment processes and older adults' wellbeing. While different factors have begun to be identified which are associated with individuals' psychological wellbeing and adjustment following a dementia diagnosis, little is known about the influence of self-compassion.

Participants will be recruited via NHS memory clinics, Join Dementia Research and from the community via third-sector organisations. Individuals will be invited to attend a Microsoft Teams/telephone appointment in which informed consent and cognitive screening processes will take place at the start. Eligible participants will then be invited to continue to complete measures administered by a researcher and an interview question. Participants will be offered the opportunity to complete the measures in a second session (within 8 weeks) or using the online survey software, Qualtrics, if preferred.

A small pilot study (n = 5) will take place prior to the main study.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* An older adult aged ≥ 65 years
* A confirmed diagnosis of dementia received within the past 12 months
* They have knowledge of their diagnosis
* They have English language proficiency
* They have capacity to give informed consent to participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

* They are deemed to lack capacity to give informed consent to participate (as per the Mental Capacity Act, 2005).
* They have a diagnosis of early-onset dementia, defined as individuals who are aged \< 65 at diagnosis
* A score on the MoCA Blind (Nasreddine, 2022b) screening measure of \<7 out of 22, which is calculated as equivalent to \<10 out of 30 on the MoCA (Nasreddine et al., 2005).

Primary outcomes:
measure: Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (Logsdon et al., 1999)
timeFrame: Through study completion, average 40-60 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Stress Appraisal Measure (Peacock and Wong, 1990)
timeFrame: Through study completion, average 40-60 minutes
measure: Geriatric Depression Scale - 10 (van Marwijk et al., 1995)
timeFrame: Through study completion, average 40-60 minutes
Other outcomes:
measure: Self-compassion Scale - Short Form (Raes, et al., 2011)
timeFrame: Through study completion, average 40-60 minutes
Locations:
city: Oxford
country: United Kingdom
facility: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
state: Oxfordshire
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