Effect of the WeCareAdvisor™ on family caregiver outcomes in dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are universal and associated with multiple negative outcomes. This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluated the effect of using the WeCareAdvisor, an innovative web-based tool developed to enable family caregivers to assess, manage, and track BPSD.

Methods

This RCT enrolled 57 dementia family caregivers from community and clinical settings in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Baltimore, Maryland. Participants were randomly assigned to immediate use of the WeCareAdvisor tool (WCA, n = 27) or a Waitlist control group (n = 30) that received the tool after a one-month waiting period. Outcomes for the caregiver and the person they were caring for were assessed at baseline (T0) and one-month followup for both the W

SUBMITTER: Kales HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5946471 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature