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ArticleInnovation in aging2017

Supporting Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia in the Community: Description of the 'Memory Care Home Solutions' Program and Its Impacts.

Laura N Gitlin, Jill Cigliana, Kassie Cigliana, Katherine Pappa

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Article in Innovation in aging, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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4 authors.

Laura N GitlinDepartment of Community Public Health Center for Innovative Care in Aging, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Jill CiglianaMemory Care Home Solutions, St. Louis, Missouri.
Kassie CiglianaUniversity of Southampton, Faculty of Humanities, Southampton, UK.
Katherine PappaProgram in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.

Funding

Improving Outcomes for Family Caregivers and Older Adults with Complex Conditions: The Adult Day Service Plus ProgramR01AG049692 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI GAUGLER, JOSEPH E., GITLIN, LAURA N. · 2016 to 2020
$4.9M
Reducing Agitation in Dementia Patients at Home: The Customized Activity TrialR01AG041781 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI GITLIN, LAURA N. · 2012 to 2017
$3.3M
Strengthening Informal Support Resources with Strategic Methodological AdvancesP30AG048773 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ROTH, DAVID L · 2014 to 2018
$2.0M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG048773NIA NIH HHS R01 AG041781NIA NIH HHS R01 AG049692
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesMost persons with dementia live at home, cared for by families with limited access to supportive services. We describe "Memory Care Home Solutions" (MCHS), a community-based dementia care program, and evaluate enrollees' characteristics, strategies provided and implemented, and impact on adverse health-related events (emergency medical calls, emergency room visits, hospitalizations, falls) of persons with dementia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsRetrospective observational study of MCHS' Basic (5 contacts) and Enhanced (additional 4 occupational therapy contacts) services for enrolled caregivers (September 1, 2014 to March 31, 2016). In both programs, caregivers received dementia education, care strategies, and social support. For Enhanced, caregivers had additional opportunities to practice care strategies. Caregivers were interviewed by interventionists at intake, 3 and 6 months (in-person or telephone).

resultsOf 717 enrolled caregivers, most were female (73.1%), nonspouses (58.2%), Caucasian (70.8%), 63.02 (standard deviation [ DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: MCHS offers brief supportive services, resulting in fewer adverse health-related events of persons with dementia. Families managing high functional dependence opted for more assistance from occupational therapists. Evaluating real-world programs yields new understandings of caregiver service preferences for staff planning.

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CaregivingCommunity-based programsDementia careNonpharmacological managementSupportive services

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PMID29876527
PMCPMC5986187

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