Alzheimer's disease and other dementias Nervous System Diseases Alzheimer's disease
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention was based on the chronic care model and included care managers (primarily social workers) based at the healthcare organisations and community agencies, an internet-based software syst
Sponsors
Regents of the University of California (USA)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients: 1. Diagnosis of dementia 2. Age 65 years or older 3. Medicare insurance 4. In care at one of three San Diego area healthcare organisations Caregivers: 1. Age 18 years or older 2. Non-professional caregiver
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients: no caregiver Caregivers: unable to read or understand English or Spanish
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adherence to guidelines for dementia care | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Healthcare and community resource utilisation 2. Caregiver knowledge 3. Patient health-related quality of life, quality of patient's healthcare 4. Caregiver confidence, social support, unmet need, and health-related quality of life 5. Provider knowledge and perceived care quality | — |
Countries
United States of America
Outcome results
None listed