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ArticleBMJ open2022

Feasibility and acceptability of NIDUS-Professional, a training and support intervention for homecare workers caring for clients living with dementia: a cluster-randomised feasibility trial protocol.

Sedigheh Zabihi, Larisa Duffy, Daniel Kelleher, Kathryn Lord, Ayesha Dar, Freya Koutsoubelis, Sara Banks, Penny Rapaport, Clare Mason, Victoria Vickerstaff and 8 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 9 institutions in 4 countries.

Sedigheh ZabihiDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK sedigheh.zabihi.18@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-2770-0862
Larisa DuffyDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
Daniel KelleherCentre for Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2659-1606
Kathryn LordCentre for Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6681-2624
Ayesha DarDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
Freya KoutsoubelisDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
Sara BanksDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
Penny RapaportDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
Clare MasonCentre for Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.
Victoria VickerstaffResearch Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Julie A BarberDepartment of Statistical Science, University College London, London, UK.
Jill ManthorpeNIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, King's College London, London, UK.
Kate WaltersResearch Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2173-2430
Iain LangNIHR Applied Research Collaboration South West Peninsula (PenARC), University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8473-2350
Kenneth RockwoodDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Sandra DugganAlzheimer's Society Research Network, London, UK.
Helen KalesDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, UC Davis Health, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Claudia CooperDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2777-7616
University College London · GBUniversity of Bradford · GBPrimary Health Care · QAAlzheimer's Society · GBDalhousie University · CAKing's College London · GBQueen Mary University of London · GBUniversity of California System · USUniversity of Exeter · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMost people living with dementia want to remain living in their own homes, and are supported to do so by family carers and homecare workers. There are concerns that homecare is often unable to meet the needs of this client group, with limited evidence regarding effective interventions to improve it for people living with dementia. We have developed a training and support programme for homecare workers (NIDUS-Professional) to be delivered alongside support sessions for people living with dementia and their family carers (NIDUS-Family). We aim to assess (1) its acceptability among homecare workers and employing agencies, and (2) the feasibility of homecare workers, people living with dementia and their family carers completing the outcomes of intervention in a future randomised controlled trial. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is a cluster-randomised (2:1) single-blind, multisite feasibility trial. We aim to recruit 60-90 homecare workers, 30-60 clients living with dementia and their family carers through 6-9 English homecare agencies. In the intervention arm, homecare staff will be offered six group sessions on video call over three months, followed by monthly group sessions over the subsequent three-month period. Outcome measures will be collected at baseline and at six months. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study received ethical approval on 7 January 2020 from the Camden & King's Cross Research Ethics Committee. Study reference: 19/LO/1667. Findings will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed journal, conference presentation and blog to research and clinical audiences; we will attend forums to present findings to participating homecare agencies and their clients. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN15757555.

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DementiaHome Care ServicesCaregiversFeasibility StudiesHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSingle-Blind Methodclinical trialsdementiaold age psychiatry

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