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Preparing Successful Aging Through Dementia Literacy Education And Navigation (PLAN)-Home

Stopped: Our study design changed

United States0Started 2022-06-01

Plain-language summary

Rapid growth in elderly population and higher prevalence of dementia necessitates further attention to dementia. Even though early detection and continuing care are mainstays of dementia care, limited access to dementia diagnosis and dementia care planning for elders could be attributed to factors like low dementia literacy-the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic dementia-related information and services to make appropriate health decisions-and lack of social support. Developing innovative pathways to transition families of individuals with probable dementia into healthcare access for early diagnosis of dementia and timely dementia care planning can benefit patients and the patients' families. To this end, the investigators' study aims are to develop a home-based intervention program for dementia evaluation, education, and care planning and test its feasibility and acceptability in a pilot study.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria (Patient): * Age 65 years or older * Enrolled in home-based primary care * Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) \<24 * Has a caregiver who lives in the same household or has at least weekly interactions * Able to consent or has a proxy available for consent * Written consent to participate in the study Inclusion Criteria (Caregiver): * Age 18 years or older * Able to read, write, and speak English * Lives in the same household with an older adult with MMSE \<24 or has at least weekly interactions * Written consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria (Patient): * Previous dementia diagnosis * All Axis I diagnoses other than depressive disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or substance use disorder) * Neurological disorders other than Alzheimer's disease that might affect cognition (e.g., stroke) * Use of psychotropic drugs including antipsychotics Exclusion Criteria (Caregiver): * Plan to move from the area within 6 months * Active treatment for a terminal illness or in hospice

What they're measuring

Number of participants linked to medical service for dementia

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05225818

SponsorJohns Hopkins University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-03-31