Feasibility of Telehealth Occupational Therapy for Behavioral Symptoms of Adults With Dementia: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Supporting community residency of adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a critical public health initiative. Occupational therapy can contribute to this goal.

Objective

To assess the feasibility of a novel telehealth intervention to support occupational engagement in community-residing people with AD.

Design

Single-blind, three-arm, parallel, randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Occupational therapy delivered through telehealth in participants' homes.

Participants

People with AD who reside in the community with behavioral symptoms and their care partners (dyads).

Interventions

(1) HARMONY (Helping older Adults cReate & Manage OccupatioNs successfully), a telehealth intervention that applies principles of individualized guided discover

SUBMITTER: Rhodus EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10494967 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature