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ArticleBMC health services research2023

Forward with Dementia: process evaluation of an Australian campaign to improve post-diagnostic support.

Lee-Fay Low, Meredith Gresham, Lyn Phillipson, Yun-Hee Jeon, Danika Hall, Amy Tan, Nora Wong, Henry Brodaty

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Article in BMC health services research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Co-Producing and Evaluating a Culturally Inclusive Dementia Education Initiative: A Multimethod Study Protocol.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lee-Fay LowSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. lee-fay.low@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-3525
Meredith GreshamCentre for Healthy Brain Ageing, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6450-4537
Lyn PhillipsonSchool of Health and Society, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2173-0291
Yun-Hee JeonSydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2031-9134
Danika HallSchool of Health and Society, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9969-5724
Amy TanSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8352-1247
Nora WongSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Henry BrodatyCentre for Healthy Brain Ageing, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9487-6617
The University of Sydney · AUUniversity of Wollongong · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council GNT1169452
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundForward with Dementia is a co-designed campaign to improve communication of dementia diagnosis and post-diagnostic support.

methodsWebinars, a website, social and traditional media, and promotions through project partners were used to disseminate campaign messages to health and social care professionals (primary audience) and people with dementia and carers (secondary audience). The campaign ran between October 2021 and June 2022, with 3-months follow-up. The RE-AIM framework was used for process evaluation. Measurements included surveys and interviews, a log of activities (e.g. webinars, social media posts) and engagements (e.g. attendees, reactions to posts), and Google Analytics.

resultsThere were 29,053 interactions with campaign activities. More than three-quarters of professionals (n = 63/81) thought webinars were very or extremely helpful. Professionals and people with dementia and carers reported that the website provided appropriate content, an approachable tone, and was easy to use. Following campaign engagement, professionals planned to (n = 77/80) or had modified (n = 29/44) how they communicated the diagnosis and/or provided post-diagnostic information and referrals. Qualitative data suggested that the campaign may have led to benefits for some people with dementia and carers.

conclusionsForward with Dementia was successful in terms of reach, appropriateness, adoption and maintenance for professionals, however flow-through impacts on people with dementia are not clear. Targeted campaigns can potentially change health professionals' communication and support around chronic diseases such as dementia.

Indexed as

DementiaHealth CommunicationAustraliaCaregiversHumansSocial SupportAlzheimer’s diseaseDementiaHealth care professionalsPost-diagnostic supportProcess evaluation

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PMID38062410
PMCPMC10701926
OpenAlexW4389451371

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