Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-26-2020
Abstract
Background and Objectives: In the absence of effective pharmacotherapy, there is an urgent need to test evidence-based dementia care interventions using pragmatic trial approaches. We present results from a study in which an evidence-based, nonpharmacologic intervention for persons living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) and their informal caregivers, Care of Persons with Dementia in their Environments (COPE), was tested in a Medicaid and state revenue-funded home and community-based service (HCBS) program.
Research Design and Methods: Using pragmatic trial design strategies, persons living with ADRD and their caregivers were randomly assigned as dyads to receive COPE plus usual HCBS (COPE;
Results: After 4 months, caregivers receiving COPE reported greater perceived well-being (least squares mean = 3.2; 95% CI: 3.1-3.3) than caregivers receiving UC (3.0; 2.9-3.0;
Discussion and Implications: Embedding COPE in a publicly funded HCBS program yielded positive immediate effects on caregivers' well-being, marginal positive immediate effects on behavioral and psychological symptoms, and long-term effects on meaningful activity engagement among persons living with ADRD. Findings suggest that COPE can be effectively integrated into this service system, an important step towards widespread adoption.
Clinical Trials Registration Number: NCT02365051.
Recommended Citation
Fortinsky, Richard H; Gitlin, Laura N; Pizzi, Laura T; Piersol, Catherine V.; Grady, James; Robison, Julie T; Molony, Sheila; and Wakefield, Dorothy, "Effectiveness of the Care of Persons With Dementia in Their Environments Intervention When Embedded in a Publicly Funded Home- and Community-Based Service Program." (2020). College of Health Professions Faculty Papers. Paper 4.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jchpfp/4
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Language
English
Comments
This article is the author's final published version in Innovation in Aging, Volume 4, Issue 6, October 2020, Pages 1 - 13.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa053.
Copyright © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.
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