Dissemination of a successful dementia care program: Lessons to facilitate spread of innovations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the effectiveness of innovations to improve the care of persons with dementia, there has been limited diffusion of these into widespread clinical practice. We aimed to identify common barriers and address them directly in the initial phase of dissemination of a successful dementia care program.

Methods

Description of and early experience with a dissemination strategy of the UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program to health care systems nationwide. We measured site-identified goals for the program and indicators of success, number of adopting sites, and participants in their programs.

Results

From January 2019 to December 2021, 80 sites expressed interest in adopting the program, 14 (18%) sites adopted it, and 10 of these sites have begun caring f

SUBMITTER: Reuben DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9489616 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature