Development, feasibility, and acceptability of an intervention to improve care for agitation in people living in nursing homes with dementia nearing the end-of-life.

Objectives: To develop a staff training intervention for agitation in people with severe dementia, reaching end-of-life, residing in nursing homes (NHs), test feasibility, acceptability, and whether a trial is warranted.

Design: Feasibility study with pre- and post-intervention data collection, qualitative interviews, and focus groups.

Setting: Three NHs in South East England with dementia units, diverse in terms of size, ownership status, and location.

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Managing Agitation and Raising Quality of Life (MARQUE) intervention for agitation in people with dementia in care homes: a single-blind, cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Background: Many people with dementia living in care homes have distressing and costly agitation symptoms. Interventions should be efficacious, scalable, and feasible.

Methods: We did a parallel-group, cluster-randomised controlled trial in 20 care homes across England.