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Trial reportBMC geriatrics2020

The ResidentialCare Transition Module: a single-blinded randomized controlled evaluation of a telehealth support intervention for family caregivers of persons with dementia living in residential long-term care.

Joseph E Gaugler, Tamara L Statz, Robyn W Birkeland, Katie W Louwagie, Colleen M Peterson, Rachel Zmora, Ann Emery, Hayley R McCarron, Kenneth Hepburn, Carol J Whitlatch and 2 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02915939 (The Residential Care Transition Module), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT02915939 nacompletednot on this map

The Residential Care Transition Module

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of MinnesotaRan2016 to 2021Enrolled240ConditionsAlzheimer Disease, DementiaArmsThe Residential Care Transition Module
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Joseph E GauglerDivision of Health Policy and Management, School 8of Public Health, University of Minnesota, D351 Mayo (MMC 729), 420 Delaware Street S.E, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. gaug0015@umn.edu.
Tamara L StatzDivision of Health Policy and Management, School 8of Public Health, University of Minnesota, D351 Mayo (MMC 729), 420 Delaware Street S.E, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Robyn W BirkelandDivision of Health Policy and Management, School 8of Public Health, University of Minnesota, D351 Mayo (MMC 729), 420 Delaware Street S.E, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Katie W LouwagieDivision of Health Policy and Management, School 8of Public Health, University of Minnesota, D351 Mayo (MMC 729), 420 Delaware Street S.E, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Colleen M PetersonDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Rachel ZmoraDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Ann EmeryDivision of Health Policy and Management, School 8of Public Health, University of Minnesota, D351 Mayo (MMC 729), 420 Delaware Street S.E, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Hayley R McCarronDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Kenneth HepburnNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Carol J WhitlatchBenjamin Rose Institute on Aging, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Mary S MittelmanDepartment of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
David L RothCenter on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
University of Minnesota · USBenjamin Rose Institute on Aging · USEmory University · USJohns Hopkins University · USNYU Langone Health · US

Funding

The Residential Care Transition ModuleR01AG048931 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI GAUGLER, JOSEPH E. · 2016 to 2020
$3.1M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG048931
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFamilies do not fully disengage from care responsibilities following relatives' admissions to residential long-term (RLTC) care settings such as nursing homes. Caregiver stress, depression, or other key outcomes remain stable or sometimes increase following a relative's RLTC entry. Some interventions have attempted to increase family involvement after institutionalization, but few rigorous studies have demonstrated whether these interventions are effective in helping families navigate the potential emotional and psychological upheaval presented by relatives' transitions to RLTC environments. The Residential Care Transition Module (RCTM) provides six formal sessions of consultation (one-to-one and family sessions) over a 4-month period to family caregivers who have admitted a relative to a RLTC setting.

methodsIn this embedded mixed methods randomized controlled evaluation, family members who have admitted a cognitively impaired relative to a RLTC setting are randomly assigned to the RCTM (n = 120) or a usual care control condition (n = 120). Primary outcomes include reductions in family members' primary subjective stress and negative mental health outcomes; secondary role strains; and residential care stress. The mixed methods design will allow for an analysis of intervention action mechanisms by "embedding" qualitative components (up to 30 semi-structured interviews) at the conclusion of the 12-month evaluation. DISCUSSION: This evaluation will fill an important clinical and research gap by evaluating a psychosocial intervention designed for families following RLTC admission that determines whether and how the RCTM can help families better navigate the emotional and psychological challenges of residential care transitions.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02915939, prospectively registered).

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DementiaNursing HomesTelemedicineTransitional CareAgedCaregiversFamilyHumansLong-Term CareCaregivingFamilyworInformal careInstitutionalizationInterventionNursing home admissionNursing home entryNursing home placement

Identifiers

PMID32293314
PMCPMC7158110
OpenAlexW3015291492

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