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ArticleJournal of technology in behavioral science2022

WeCareAdvisor, an Online Platform to Help Family Caregivers Manage Dementia-Related Behavioral Symptoms: an Efficacy Trial in the Time of COVID-19.

Laura N Gitlin, Nicole Bouranis, Vince Kern, Sokha Koeuth, Katherine A Marx, Leslie A McClure, Constantine G Lyketsos, Helen C Kales

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Article in Journal of technology in behavioral science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05012410 (Efficacy of the WeCareAdvisor), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05012410 nacompletednot on this map

Efficacy of the WeCareAdvisor: An Online Tool to Help Caregivers Manage Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Persons Living With Dementia

TypeinterventionalSponsorDrexel UniversityRan2021 to 2024Enrolled262ConditionsDementia, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Stress Syndrome, Alzheimer DiseaseArmsImmediate treatment group with High-Intensity Prompts, Immediate treatment group with Low-Intensity Prompts, Waitlist Control after three months with High-Intensity Prompts, Waitlist Control after three months with Low-Intensity Prompts
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Laura N GitlinDrexel University, Philadelphia, PA USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2869-473X
Nicole BouranisDrexel University, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Vince KernUniversity of California, Davis, CA USA.
Sokha KoeuthDrexel University, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Katherine A MarxJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA.
Leslie A McClureDrexel University, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Constantine G LyketsosUniversity of California, Davis, CA USA.
Helen C KalesJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA.

Funding

Research Education ComponentP30AG066507 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MARILYN S. ALBERT · 2020 to 2026
$29.3M
Efficacy of the WeCareAdvisor: An Online Tool to Help Caregivers Manage Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Persons with DementiaR01AG061116 · NIA · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI GITLIN, LAURA N., KALES, HELEN C · 2019 to 2023
$3.8M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066507NIA NIH HHS R01 AG061116
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dementia-related behavioral and psychology symptoms (BPSD) are undertreated and have negative consequences. However, families do not have access to disease information, tailored problem-solving  and effective management strategies, and with COVID-19, are more socially isolated and distressed. To address this dementia care gap, we describe a Phase III efficacy trial testing an online platform, WeCareAdvisor, and design modifications necessitated by COVID-19. WeCareAdvisor provides caregivers with disease information, daily tips, and a systematic approach for

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Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementiaCaregivingDementiaOnline programTechnology

Identifiers

PMID33786370
PMCPMC7994055

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