Teaching Caregivers of Persons with Dementia to Address Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the efficacy of Preventing Aggression in Veterans with Dementia (PAVeD) with that of usual care in decreasing incidence of aggression (primary outcome) and pain and improving depression, pleasant events, caregiver burden, and patient-caregiver relationship quality (secondary outcomes).

Design

Randomized controlled trial with assessments at baseline and 3, 6, 9, and 12 months SETTING: Houston, TX.

Participants

A total of 203 community-dwelling veterans with pain and dementia and their caregivers.

Intervention

PAVeD, 6 to 8 weekly sessions of 45-minute home visits with masters-level clinicians providing instruction to caregivers on recognizing pain, enhancing communication, and making daily activities pleasant and enjoyable, and at least two

SUBMITTER: Kunik ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5122463 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature