Assessing the impact of day programs on individuals living with dementia and their family/friend caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): protocol of a prospective cohort study combined with a qualitative evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons with dementia, their family/friend caregivers, and health systems agree that the preferred place of dementia care is a person's home. Health systems have struggled to provide sufficient community-based dementia care supports, negatively affecting the health and well-being of persons with dementia and their caregivers. Therefore, dementia care and support of dementia caregivers are critical public health priorities. Adult day programs aim to simultaneously support the health and well-being of persons with dementia and their caregivers, but research focusing on these day program outcomes is lacking. The primary objective of this study was to compare various outcomes of day program attendees with dementia and their caregivers over time to outcomes of non-attendees w

SUBMITTER: Hoben M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12363022 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature