Chodosh 2015a.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial |
Participants | Dementia caregivers |
Interventions | Title of the intervention: An evidence‐based dementia care management (DCM) Aim: To implement an evidence‐based dementia care management (DCM) program in a Medicare managed care plan and evaluate the program’s effectiveness and costs Interventionist(s): Care managers (social workers specially trained in evidence‐based dementia care) Duration: no details provided Content: no details provided Standardisation: no details provided Comparison group: usual care (no details provided) |
Outcomes | No detail provided on specific outcome measurement instruments. Stated that caregiver surveys and medical records were used to estimate between‐group differences on measures of recommended dementia care within areas of 1) assessment, 2) treatment, 3) safety, and 4) education and support. The abstract indicated that the date of caregiver satisfaction, burden, social support, self‐efficacy, and healthcare utilisation costs were collected. Data were collected at 9 and 18 months. Method of data collection was not specified. |
Notes | Abstract only available. It was unclear if the caregivers got the intervention separately to the patients. Author contacted and stated that the manuscript was in process and no further details are available at the time of contact. |