Evaluating the Utility of a Structured Clinical Protocol for Reducing the Impact of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Progressive Neurological Diseases: A Pilot Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2"></td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Intervention setting</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">RAC</td><td class="align_center">SDA</td><td class="align_center"><svg height="10.2124pt" id="M10" style="vertical-align:-3.42943pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -6.78297 7.83752 10.2124" width="7.83752pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M570 304C570 398 525 448 414 448C385 448 343 445 312 434L329 511L321 518C297 504 262 482 244 460L233 411C195 397 159 381 128 358L135 332C160 347 189 360 224 373L111 -147C97 -210 84 -218 17 -231L13 -257L254 -247L259 -218L233 -216C183 -212 177 -202 189 -142L218 -1C238 -10 266 -12 283 -12C351 3 429 48 483 105C543 168 570 242 570 304ZM482 289C482 161 380 33 304 33C278 33 248 51 233 69L303 396C326 400 352 403 369 403C428 403 482 380 482 289Z" id="g113-113"></path></g></svg> value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Number of residents enrolled</td><td class="align_center">7</td><td class="align_center">6</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Age (SD)</td><td class="align_center">58.29 (13.74)</td><td class="align_center">49.83 (5.49)</td><td class="align_center">0.187</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Females, <svg height="6.1673pt" id="M11" style="vertical-align:-0.2063904pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -5.96091 6.6501 6.1673" width="6.6501pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M495 86L479 114C446 82 419 66 409 66C401 66 401 72 406 97C420 166 436 231 453 297C489 435 454 448 428 448C406 448 384 439 354 422C305 394 222 327 161 247H159L183 345C200 415 194 448 173 448C143 448 82 410 23 351L38 325C64 349 95 371 105 371C111 371 116 365 109 336L25 -4L31 -12C50 -4 77 3 107 9C119 69 132 122 145 168C197 254 321 381 370 381C387 381 393 374 378 305L329 95C309 17 320 -12 345 -12C372 -12 430 19 495 86Z" id="g113-111"></path></g></svg> (%)</td><td class="align_center">5 (71)</td><td class="align_center">6 (100)</td><td class="align_center">0.462</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>PND diagnosis</i>, <svg height="6.1673pt" id="M12" style="vertical-align:-0.2063904pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -5.96091 6.6501 6.1673" width="6.6501pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M495 86L479 114C446 82 419 66 409 66C401 66 401 72 406 97C420 166 436 231 453 297C489 435 454 448 428 448C406 448 384 439 354 422C305 394 222 327 161 247H159L183 345C200 415 194 448 173 448C143 448 82 410 23 351L38 325C64 349 95 371 105 371C111 371 116 365 109 336L25 -4L31 -12C50 -4 77 3 107 9C119 69 132 122 145 168C197 254 321 381 370 381C387 381 393 374 378 305L329 95C309 17 320 -12 345 -12C372 -12 430 19 495 86Z" id="g113-111"></path></g></svg> (%)</td><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_left"> </td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Multiple sclerosis</td><td class="align_center">5 (72)</td><td class="align_center">6 (100)</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Huntington’s disease</td><td class="align_center">1 (14)</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Parkinson’s disease</td><td class="align_center">1 (14)</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Baseline total NPI</td><td class="align_center">19.57 (9.18)</td><td class="align_center">25.67 (11.34)</td><td class="align_center">0.307</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Baseline NPI disruption</td><td class="align_center">7.86 (4.26)</td><td class="align_center">8.67 (5.09)</td><td class="align_center">0.760</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Demographic and behavioural data for PND resident sample.</div>

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Table 1: Evaluating the Utility of a Structured Clinical Protocol for Reducing the Impact of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Progressive Neurological Diseases: A Pilot Study 

Table 1 | Evaluating the Utility of a Structured Clinical Protocol for Reducing the Impact of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Progressive Neurological Diseases: A Pilot Study 