An observational study in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, sponsored by Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan. Status unknown at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 20 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-01-16.
Sponsored by Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan · Observational
The research is aimed to asses the validity of the communication system improving the quality of life and the degree of sanctification of clinical patients and their caregiver.
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Participants with ALS were recruited from ALS clinics(Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C),20 participants. Participants were eligible for this study if they were diagnosed with definite, probable, probable laboratory-supported, or possible ALS according to the criteria (Brooks et al., 2000).
(A) the presence of:
(A:3) progressive spread of symptoms or signs within a region or to other regions, as determined by history or examination, together with: (B) the absence of (B:1) electrophysiological or pathological evidence of other disease processes that might explain the signs of LMN and/or UMN degeneration, and (B:2) neuroimaging evidence of other disease processes that might explain the observed clinical and electrophysiological signs.
Exclusion Criteria:
System Usability Scale
It consists of a 10 item questionnaire with five response options for respondents; from Strongly agree to Strongly disagree. And also we can know the sanctification of the patient with ALS and their caregiver.
Time frame: 2019.04.01~2019.06.30
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Specific Quality of Life Instrument-Revised, ALSSQOL-R
ALSSQOL-R is a 50 item instrument that measures overall quality of life (QOL) and six specific domains for individuals with ALS.
Time frame: 2019.04.01~2019.06.30
Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire, TDQ
The TDQ is a culturally relevant questionnaire, which is adaptable for screening depressive people in the local communities.
Time frame: 2019.04.01~2019.06.30
Caregiver Burden Scale
The burden experienced by family caregivers is the most important caregiver-related variable in care at home of a chronically-ill person. The extent of subjective burden has significant impact on the emotional and physical health of the family caregiver, and even influences the mortality of spouse caregivers. It affects the way the family caregiver deals with the care-receiver and determines the time of institutionalization.
Time frame: 2019.04.01~2019.06.30
Plan to share: Undecided
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