The IDEMCare Study-Improving Dementia Care in Black African and Caribbean Groups: A feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a tailored evidence-based intervention, consisting of a leaflet and a letter, to encourage timely help-seeking for dementia in Black elders.

Methods

Participating GP surgeries were randomised to send either the intervention or a control leaflet about ageing well to Black patients aged ≥50 years old without known dementia. We interviewed patients 2 weeks later about the intervention's acceptability using closed and open-ended questions, and they completed a Theory-of-Planned-behaviour questionnaire about what they would do if they developed memory problems, which they also completed 4 months later.

Results

Five of 26 surgeries approached agreed to invite patients. Sixty-five patients responded, of whom 61 (93.

SUBMITTER: Roche M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6055679 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature