Efficacy of psychosocial intervention in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease: the multicentre, rater blinded, randomised Danish Alzheimer Intervention Study (DAISY).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the efficacy at 12 months of an early psychosocial counselling and support programme for outpatients with mild Alzheimer's disease and their primary care givers.

Design

Multicentre, randomised, controlled, rater blinded trial.

Setting

Primary care and memory clinics in five Danish districts.

Participants

330 outpatients with mild Alzheimer's disease and their 330 primary care givers.

Interventions

Participating dyads (patient and primary care giver) were randomised to control support during follow-up or to control support plus DAISY intervention (multifaceted and semi-tailored counselling, education, and support).

Main outcome measures

Primary outcomes at 12 months for patients were change from baseline in mini mental state exa

SUBMITTER: Waldorff FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3398860 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature