ArticleAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Addressing Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia Through STAR-VA Implementation: Do Outcomes Vary by Behavior Type?
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- Measures used to evaluate psychosocial interventions in dementia care: A narrative review and synthesis.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026Review
- No Wrong Floor on the Elevator: A Vision for the VA as an Age-Friendly Health System.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2023Article
- Using Telemedicine to Assess and Manage Psychosis in Neurodegenerative Diseases in Long-Term Care.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2022Article
- Implementation of STAR-VA for behavioral symptoms of dementia in acute care: Lessons learned.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe STAR-VA program in Veterans Health Administration Community Living Centers (CLCs, nursing home settings) trains teams to implement a psychosocial intervention with residents with behavioral symptoms of dementia (BSD).
methodsAcross 71 CLCs, 302 residents selected as training cases had target behaviors categorized into one of 5 types: physically aggressive (PA), physically nonaggressive, verbally aggressive, verbally nonaggressive, and behavior deficit (BD).
resultsAcross all groups, there were significant declines in team-rated behavior frequency (36%) and severity (44%), agitation (10%), distress behaviors (42%), depression (17%), and anxiety (20%). The magnitude of changes varied across behavior category. For example, those with a PA target behavior experienced a greater percentage decline in agitation and distress behavior scores, and those with a BD target behavior experienced a greater percentage decline in depressive and anxiety symptoms.
conclusionsSTAR-VA, a multicomponent intervention, is generally effective across various types of behavioral symptoms associated with dementia.
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