Using Digital Media to Improve Dementia Care in India: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

India is undergoing a demographic transition characterized by population aging and is witnessing a high dementia rate. Although nearly 7 million people live with dementia in India, dementia awareness is poor, and current resources addressing dementia care are basic and often incomplete, duplicated, or conflicting. To address this gap, this study aims to use digital media, which has had a massive technological uptake in India, to improve dementia care in India.

Objective

The objective of this paper is to describe an intervention study design that examines the feasibility and acceptability of Moving Pictures India, a digital media resource to improve dementia care in India.

Methods

This study employs a mixed methods design and is divided into 4 phases: (1) vi

SUBMITTER: Brijnath B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9204579 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature