Health System, Community-Based, or Usual Dementia Care for Persons With Dementia and Caregivers: The D-CARE Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The effectiveness of different approaches to dementia care is unknown.

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of health system-based, community-based dementia care, and usual care for persons with dementia and for caregiver outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

Randomized clinical trial of community-dwelling persons living with dementia and their caregivers conducted at 4 sites in the US (enrollment June 2019-January 2023; final follow-up, August 2023).

Interventions

Participants were randomized 7:7:1 to health system-based care provided by an advanced practice dementia care specialist (n = 1016); community-based care provided by a social worker, nurse, or licensed therapist care consultant (n = 1016); or usual care (n = 144).

Main outcome

SUBMITTER: Reuben DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11780506 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature