Supporting Family Caregivers With Technology for Dementia Home Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The number of persons living with dementia (PLWD) in the United States will reach 16 million by 2050. Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia challenge family caregivers and contribute to negative caregiver outcomes such as burden and depression. Available technology can support the delivery of effective interventions to families providing dementia care at home. The Supporting Family Caregivers with Technology for Dementia Home Care (FamTechCare) randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of a telehealth intervention on caregiver outcomes.

Research design and methods

The FamTechCare intervention provides tailored dementia-care strategies to in-home caregivers based on video recordings caregivers submit of challenging care situations

SUBMITTER: Williams KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6794215 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature