The purpose of this study is to test a revised psychoeducational intervention to help Care Partners for family members with dementia understand and reduce the distressing behaviors that come with progressive dementia. Tele-STELLA (Support via TEchnology: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias) is a multicomponent videoconference-based intervention designed to facilitate effective management of behavioral and psychological symptoms common to the later stages of dementia. In the Tele-STELLA intervention, professionals ("Guides") meet with family members ("Care Partners") who care for persons with dementia. Working together, the Care Partners and Guides identify strategies to address upsetting behaviors. The goal of this intervention is to reduce upsetting behaviors and, thus, Care Partner burden.
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Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, Reactivity Subscale
Timeframe: Baseline (1 week pre-Nova); post-Nova (8 weeks); 1-month follow-up (12 weeks). For Constellation: baseline (1 week pre-start); post (8 weeks); 2-month follow-up (16 weeks). Constellation could begin up to 12 months after Nova.
Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, Frequency Subscale
Timeframe: Baseline (1 week pre-Nova); post-Nova (8 weeks); 1-month follow-up (12 weeks). For Constellation: baseline (1 week pre-start); post (8 weeks); 2-month follow-up (16 weeks). Constellation could begin up to 12 months after Nova.