The Dementia Symptom Management at Home Program Hospice Edition
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Dementia
In brief
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (dementia) poses a significant challenge to our public health. While many persons with dementia are cared for by friends and family in the community with the assistance of home healthcare and hospice, most clinicians and agencies are ill prepared to care for this population and therefore have difficulty assisting patients and caregivers in maintaining quality of life leading to adverse patient outcomes, increased caregiver stress and burnout, and healthcare utilization. This study will utilize a cluster randomized controlled design with 6 care teams at a single study site to examine the ability of a multi-component evidence-based practice hospice care quality improvement program for registered nurses, social workers and chaplains to improve the quality of life and reduce healthcare utilization for persons with dementia and their informal caregiver.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03352791
- Run by
- NYU Langone Health
- People needed
- 2
- Starts
- 2018-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-10-05
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-12-04
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- PWD over the age of 65
- Admitted to MJHS hospice agency
- The patient and family caregiver speak English and/or Spanish.
- The informal caregiver is ≥18 years of age and spends at least 8 hours per week with the patient.
- Patients who score ≥6 on the Quick Dementia Rating Scale (at least mild impairment).
You may not qualify if…
- Patients with a separate Axis 1 diagnosis other than forms of dementia, depression or anxiety.
- PWD residing in assisted living facilities, nursing homes or board and care homes
- PWD solely receiving infusion or home health aide services.
Where it is running
- New York University School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States
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