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ArticleThe Gerontologist2020

Conceptual Framework to Guide Intervention Research Across the Trajectory of Dementia Caregiving.

Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ann Choryan Bilbrey, Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano, Rita Ghatak, Katherine K Kim, Fawn Cothran

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Article in The Gerontologist, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06635876 (Piloting an Online Emergency Preparedness Toolkit for Caregivers Preparing for Their Own Health Care Emergency), which is not on this map. Cited by 46 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06635876 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Piloting an Online Emergency Preparedness Toolkit for Caregivers Preparing for Their Own Health Care Emergency

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, DavisRan2025 to 2026Enrolled72ConditionsDementia, Caregiver BurdenArmsCoaching Sessions
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  9. Promoting Adaptation to Caregiving Challenges: A Qualitative Study of Dementia Caregiving Specialists.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026
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  13. Examining Help-Seeking Behavior in People Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025
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  16. Exploring Social Support Experiences of Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia in Hospice Care.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025
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  17. "How do You Take that Much Time for One Person's Life?" Experiences of Dementia Caregivers Who are Not Immediate Family.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025
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  20. Technology that CARES: Enhancing dementia care through everyday technologies.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Dolores Gallagher-ThompsonUC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, Sacramento, California.
Ann Choryan BilbreyOptimal Aging Center for Training and Research Consultation, Los Altos, California.
Ester Carolina Apesoa-VaranoUC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, Sacramento, California.
Rita GhatakOptimal Aging Center for Training and Research Consultation, Los Altos, California.
Katherine K KimUC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, Sacramento, California.
Fawn CothranUC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, Sacramento, California.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article presents a comprehensive conceptual framework designed to foster research in the changing needs of caregivers and persons with dementia as they move through their illness trajectory. It builds on prior theoretical models and intervention literature in the field, while at the same time addressing notable gaps including inadequate attention to cultural issues; lack of longitudinal research; focus on primary caregivers, almost to the exclusion of the person with dementia and other family members; limited outcome measures; and lack of attention to how the culture of health care systems affects caregivers' quality of life. The framework emphasizes the intersectionality of caregiving, sociocultural factors, health care systems' factors, and dementia care needs as they change across time. It provides a template to encourage longitudinal research on reciprocal relationships between caregiver and care recipient because significant changes in the physical and/or mental health status of one member of the dyad will probably affect the physical and/or mental health of the partner. This article offers illustrative research projects employing this framework and concludes with a call to action and invitation to researchers to test components, share feedback, and participate in continued refinement to more quickly advance evidence-based knowledge and practice in the trajectory of dementia caregiving.

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Research DesignCaregiversDementiaHumansQuality of LifeDyadFamilyLongitudinal

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PMID32057080
PMCPMC7019661

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