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A feasibility randomised controlled trial of the DECIDE intervention: dementia carers making informed decisions
Lord, Kathryn Livingston, G. Cooper, C.
Lord, Kathryn
Livingston, G.
Cooper, C.
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2017-02
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© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017. This is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Family carers report high levels of decisional conflict when deciding whether their relative with dementia can continue to be cared for in their own home. We tested, in a feasibility randomised controlled trial, the first decision aid (the DECIDE manual) aiming to reduce such conflict. Twenty family carers received the DECIDE intervention, and 21 received usual treatment. The intervention group had reduced decisional conflict compared with controls (mean difference −11.96, 95% confidence interval −20.10 to −3.83, P=0.005). All carers receiving the intervention completed and valued it, despite some still reporting difficulties with family conflict and problems negotiating services. Declaration of interest None. Copyright and usage © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license.
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Lord K, Livingston G and Cooper C (2017) A feasibility randomised controlled trial of the DECIDE intervention: dementia carers making informed decisions. British Journal of Psychiatry Open. 3(1):12-14.
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