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Trial reportAging & mental health2025

Older adults living with Alzheimer's Disease, dementia or mild cognitive impairment with no informal caregiver or care partner: IDEA Café, the first pilot randomized trial intervention for this underserved populations.

Karen I Fredriksen-Goldsen, Hyun-Jun Kim, Linda Teri, Brittany R Jones-Cobb, David La Fazia, Ryan Petros, Clara Berridge, Anyah Prasad, Austin Oswald, Charles A Emlet

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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10 authors.

Karen I Fredriksen-GoldsenSchool of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7846-349X
Hyun-Jun KimSchool of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Linda TeriSchool of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Brittany R Jones-CobbSchool of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
David La FaziaSchool of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Ryan PetrosSchool of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Clara BerridgeSchool of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Anyah PrasadDepartment of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA.
Austin OswaldSchool of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Charles A EmletSchool of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Funding

Institute of Translational Health SciencesUL1TR000423 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI DISIS, MARY L. · 2012 to 2016
$49.4M
Pilot Core BP30AG034592 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI TERI, LINDA · 2009 to 2018
$2.2M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000423NIA NIH HHS P30 AG034592
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study presents findings from IDEA Café, for older adults aged 50 and older living with early dementia, dementia, Alzheimer's Disease or cognitive impairment (ED/CI) with no informal caregiver or care partner. IDEA Café is a group adaptation of Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action (IDEA) (built upon the foundation of RDAD). It was tested with sexual and gender minority (SGM) older adults, as an underserved population.

methodEmploying a two-group randomized controlled pilot trial, thirty participants were randomly assigned to IDEA Café (

resultsIDEA Café was feasible (attendance, participation), acceptable (helpfulness of the program), and met enrollment goals, with 85% of participants reporting treatment as helpful. The treatment group showed significant improvement in physical functioning (

conclusionA future randomized controlled trial is needed to test the efficacy and sustainability of the intervention and to bring the intervention to scale.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionDementiaSexual and Gender MinoritiesAgedAged, 80 and overCaregiversFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsVulnerable Populationscognitive impairmentDementiano caregiver

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PMID40253707
PMCPMC12213215

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