REBinD v 1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Research into the Effectiveness of Biographical remINiscence films in Dementia (REBinD) – MyLifeFilms
IRAS ID
182241
Contact name
Philip Woodgate
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
People with dementia living in residential homes often present with low mood and challenging behaviour which reduces their quality of life (QoL) and that of fellow residents, and makes the task of providing care more difficult. Management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) relies heavily on pharmacological intervention despite only one in five showing alleviation of symptoms (Banerjee, 2009). Reminiscence therapy and mindfulness techniques have shown promise for the management of BPSD but the techniques used to date, and the research into those techniques, has lacked the necessary quality (Woods et al., 2009).\n\nThe present longitudinal, cohort-controlled feasibility pilot study will investigate the effects of MyLifeFilms on BPSD, QoL and carer burden in two similar care homes. MyLifeFilms combines five techniques that have been shown to alleviate BPSD: personal memory technologies, digital memory technology, group therapy techniques, archive materials, and music therapy. The MyLifeFilms team will guide the resident and their family through the process of creating a 30-minute life story film incorporating family photographs and film footage, favourite music, and interviews with loved ones, that encompasses the major periods in their life (childhood, employment, marriage, children, travel, retirement etc.).\n\nThe primary objective of the study is to assess the acceptability and feasibility of the research design to residents, family, and carers. As a secondary objective we will also examine changes in QoL (QoL-AD), mood and cognition (NPI-NH), agitation (CMAI) and challenging behaviour (CBS), and carer burden (aZBI) from pre- to post-intervention in the intervention home and between intervention and control homes (whose residents do not create a film). We expect the MyLifeFilms intervention to increase the resident’s QoL, reduce the resident’s psychological symptoms, agitation, and challenging behaviour, and the burden experienced by the carer. We also expect MyLifeFIlms to reduce antipsychotic use to treat BPSD in the intervention home.\n
REC name
London - Camberwell St Giles Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/2032
Date of REC Opinion
22 Dec 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion