Designing Caregiver Centered Program Based on Dunn’s Sensory Processing Model, and Defining Its Efficacy on Functional Disability and Behavior Dimensions in People with Dementia

Designing caregiver centered program based on Dunn’s sensory processing model, and defining its efficacy on Functional Disability and Behavior Dimensions in people with Dementia

Randomized Clinical trial with control group, with parallel groups, double-blind, randomized

It will be performed in Alzheimer's Association of Iran. Participants and assessor in this study are blind.

Inclusion criteria: Dementia diagnosis based on medical records of patients and approved by DSM-V criteria Presence of at least one pattern of sensory processing disorders processing intervention program. No other psychiatric disorders. caregivers must dominate to Persian. MMSE Twenty -Three and Up for Caregivers (to determine caregivers' ability to apply sensory processing interventions). exclusion criteria: A patient with other types of dementia. The patient does not have any of the sensory processing disorders. A patient with other psychiatric disorders.

The intervention group will receive interventions in two sessions of group caregiver training and several individual training sessions. After the group training sessions, the therapist will meet with each of the caregivers during which training intervention strategies will be associated with each of the sensory processing disorder patterns. Training methods will include a review of the Sensory Processing Disorder Model and clear and concise explanations of intervention strategies associated with the Disorder Pattern and guidance on applying these strategies to suit the context and context of the place of residence. The control group will receive routine occupational therapy interventions, including cognitive exercises, daily life activities training, etc.

Behavior, Functional Disability, Caregiver Burden

Participants were randomly divided into control and treatment groups. A simple randomization method will be used. Randomization based on a single sequence of random allocations is called simple randomization. A simple randomization of the most common methods used implement a random process. In this way there is a high probability of equal distribution of individuals assigned to each group, especially in studies with a small sample size. However, according to the probable hypothesis, with increasing the sample size, this inequality is greatly reduced. A table of random numbers will be used for randomization. The table of random numbers is a set of numbers that are produced without a specific pattern or order and in a completely random way. To use a random number table, the researcher first determines how to read the numbers (eg, top, bottom, left, or right). The second prerequisite is the researcher's consideration of numbers for different groups (for example, even numbers for intervention group and individual numbers for control group). The researcher then touches one of the numbers and moves in one of the predetermined directions, record the numbers and assign them to different groups.

Participants (caregivers of people with dementia) and assessor (responsible for data collection and outcome assessors) are blind. In this way, caregivers who are the main participants fall into two groups. Both groups receive training brochures on sensory processing strategies. In addition, both the intervention group and the control group have routine treatments. But in the intervention group, in addition to the above, caregivers also benefit from training sessions related to caregiver-specific sensory processing strategies. In this way, the participants are blind to the treatment and control group. The assessor (responsible for data collection and outcome assessor) is also kept blind to the information of the treatment and control group.

Participants' personal data (All information including main or sub-information) is shared, although all data can be shared after people have not been identified.

It will be available six months after the release of the results.

Researchers working at academic and scientific institutions and those working in dementia-related medical centers can apply for the data.

The use of datas for treatment, counseling, etc... to caregivers or people with dementia is allowed in scientific and medical centers.

1. Dr. afsoon hasani mehraban: email address: afsoonmehraban@hotmail.com 2. Dr. laleh lajevardi: email address: laleh23275@yahoo.com 3. masoome zaree: email address: masoomezaree@gmail.com

1. Refer to one of the three people introduced via email or in person 2. Confirmation of the identity of the client by the team members 3. Specifying the purpose of the data request, For what purposes and for what purpose it will be used. 4. After reviewing the above, it will be provided to the applicant.