CarFreeMe™-Dementia: Potential Benefits of a Driving Retirement Intervention Supporting Persons With Dementia and Their Families.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Driving retirement can be a necessary but challenging and emotionally complex transition, especially for people living with dementia. This pilot study evaluated the utility of CarFreeMe™-Dementia (CFM™-D), a telehealth intervention providing tailored education and social support to those living with dementia and their care partners, as they prepare for or adjust to driving retirement. Delivered by empathetic health professionals, CFM™-D is a person-centric, flexible program tailored to address challenges specific to the participants' driving retirement stage and individualized contexts.

Research design and methods

A single-arm, mixed-methods design was used to follow participants over a 6-month period. Participants received CFM™-D, a 7-8-module semi

SUBMITTER: Peterson CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10962632 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature