The process of receiving a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is recognized to induce behavioral responses that can be either adaptive or maladaptive. Five specific areas of concern have been identified, including: 1) failure to plan for future decline, decreased compliance and interaction with medical care providers, 3) decreased confidence and reduced social engagement, 4) increased physical limitations and 5) decreased medication compliance. In this pilot study, participants with MCI and their study partners will participate in behavioral interventions (primarily training workshops and classes) targeting each of these five areas of potential maladaptive behaviors.
Following the approval of an application reviewed by the University's Institutional Review Board, the researcher will evaluate the intervention using a complimentary mixed methods approach. The study will consist of a single-site platform trial examining the intervention group. There are many benefits to using a platform trial approach. First, using a platform trial allows the 18 participants to explore different arms of the intervention. Second, the platform design will allow us to also determine the effects of the interventions on patient help-seeking and adherence behavior in real-world care is critical to estimates of cost-effectiveness. As one of the specific aims of this study is to determine user feedback about modifying behaviors from various interventions, as opposed to determining which intervention is most effective, a platform trial will accomplish this.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
38
This intervention will include attending an advance directives meeting, a living arrangements workshop, and a psychosocial education training workshop.
This intervention includes creating a health portfolio, health record access training, and a medical engagement workshop
This intervention includes mindfulness training, a pre-experience training techniques workshop and a memory strategies class.
This intervention includes physical/occupational therapy (PT/OT), a home safety assessment, and an independent exercise program.
This intervention includes using automated pillboxes to ensure medication compliance, optimizing appropriate medication use through review, and engaging with memory medications via class.
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Self-Efficacy; general self-efficacy scale (GSES)
The general self-efficacy scale (GSES) is a ten-item scale. Scores range from 10-40, with higher scores indicating more self-efficacy.
Time frame: 9 months
Readiness to complete advance directives (ACPES)
The readiness to complete advance directives is a 4-item scale. Scores range from 4-20, with higher scores indicating more readiness to complete advance directives.
Time frame: 9 months
Motivations Around Advance Care Planning (ADS)
The motivations around advance care planning is a 9-item scale. Scores range from 9-45, with higher scores indicating motivational influences for advance care planning decisions
Time frame: 9 months
Long Term Care Planning Behavior Scale (LTCP), planning subscale
The considered future living arrangement is a 3-item subscale. Scores range from 3-15, with higher scores indicating higher knowledge about future living arrangement options.
Time frame: 9 months
Long-Term Supports and Services (LTSS)
The long-term supports and services is an 11-item scale. Scores range from 0-11, with higher scores indicating being more open to long-term support and service options.
Time frame: 9 months
World Health Organization Quality-of-Life (WHOQOL), Brief - Psychological and Social Relationship subscale
WHOQOL psychological and social relationships is an 9-item subscale. Scores range from 9-25, with higher scores indicating a higher quality-of-life.
Time frame: 9 months
MCI Test of Knowledge (MCI-ToK)
The long-term supports and services is an 5-item scale. Scores range from 0-5, with higher scores indicating a higher level of knowledge about MCI.
Time frame: 9 months
Long Term Care Planning Behavior Scale (LTCP), health subscale
The LTCP health subscale is 3-items. Scores range from 0-12, with higher scores indicate willingness to follow directions about healthcare supports and services.
Time frame: 9 months
Technophilia Scale, Technology for health subscale (TTfH)
The Technophilia Scale-Technology for health subscale is 2-items. Scores range from 2-10, with higher scores indicate a higher rate of use of technology for one's health.
Time frame: 9 months
Technophilia Scale, Comfort with technology subscale (TCwT)
The Technophilia Scale-Comfort with technology is a 4-item scale. Scores range from 4-20, with higher scores indicate a higher rate of perceived comfort with using technology.
Time frame: 9 months
Technophilia Scale, Use of technology subscale (TUoT)
The Technophilia Scale-Use of technology is 3-items. Scores range from 3-15, with higher scores indicating more frequent use of technology.
Time frame: 9 months
Patient communication pattern scale (PCPS)
The PCPS is a 14-item scale. Scores range from 14-84, with higher scores indicating higher rates of communication with healthcare professionals.
Time frame: 9 months
Comfort engaging medical professionals (CEMP)
The CEMP is a 4-item scale. Scores range from 4-20, with higher scores indicating more more comfort with engagement with medical care.
Time frame: 9 months
Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)
The MAAS is a 6-item scale. Scores range from 6-90, with higher scores indicating higher awareness of daily thoughts and tasks.
Time frame: 9 months
Mindfulness Adherence Questionnaire (MAQ)
The MAAS is a 4-item scale. Scores range from 0-20, with higher scores indicating higher rates of adherence to the practice of mindfulness.
Time frame: 9 months
CHAMPS Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Adults (CHAMPS), Social engagement subscale.
The CHAMPS's social engagement is a 5-item subscale. Scores range from 0-30, with higher scores indicating higher rates of social engagement.
Time frame: one month
Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS)
The SIAS is a 6-item scale. Scores range from 0-12, with higher scores indicating higher levels of social interaction anxiety.
Time frame: 9 months
Crowne-Marlowe Social Desirability (CMSDS)
The CMSDS includes 2-items. Scores range from 0-2, with lower scores indicating higher levels of social desirability.
Time frame: 9 months
Memory Situation Questionnaire (MSQ; adapted)
The MSQ includes 5-item scale. Scores range from 0-5, with higher scores indicating higher knowledge of memory strategies.
Time frame: 9 months
Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) - subscales including body care and movement, mobility, and home management
The SIP subscales include 6-items. Scores range from 0-6, with higher scores indicating higher impact of illness.
Time frame: 9 months
CHAMPS Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Adults (CHAMPS), Physical activity subscale
The CHAMPS's social engagement is a 7-item subscale. Scores range from 0-35, with higher scores indicating higher rates of physical activity.
Time frame: 9 months
Long Term Care Planning Behavior Scale (LTCP), home modifications item
This is 1 item on home modifications. Scores range from 0-1, with "0" representing no home modifications to prepare for the future and "1" indicating changes home modifications made to prepare for the future.
Time frame: 9 months
Short Falls Efficacy Scale (Short FES-I)
The SIP subscale includes 7-items. Scores range from 0-28, with higher scores indicating higher concern for falls.
Time frame: 9 months
36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) - physical functioning, pain, energy/fatigue, subscales
These subscales include 16-items. Scores range from 16-61, with lower scores indicating higher limitations to physical functioning.
Time frame: 9 months
Activity
Uniaxial accelerometer (MTI) measured activity counts
Time frame: 9 months
Medication Adherence (MA-MCI)
The Medication Adherence scale includes 3-items for the MCI subjects. Scores range from 3-15, with lower scores indicating higher medication adherence.
Time frame: 9 months
Medication Adherence (MA-SP)
The Medication Adherence scale includes 3-items and is for the subjects that are study partners to the participant diagnosed with MCI. Scores range from 3-15, with lower scores indicating higher medication adherence.
Time frame: 9 months
Concerns about Memory Medications (CaMM)
This is 1 item. Scores range from 0-1, with "0" not adhering to medication and "1" is adhering to medication.
Time frame: 9 months
Motivations around Memory Medications (MMM)
The Motivations around Memory Medications scale includes 4-items. Scores range from 5-20, which measures attitudes around memory medications. Higher score indicates more positive attitudes about taking memory medications.
Time frame: 9 months
MCI Medication Test of Knowledge (MCI-MToK)
The MCI Medication Test of Knowledge scale includes 4-items. Scores range from 0-4 where a higher score indicates a higher level of medication knowledge.
Time frame: 9 months
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