Outreach-ER: A Dementia Care Intervention Program

HealthPartners Institute8 enrolled

Overview

This is a feasibility/pilot, prospective cohort study to determine how to implement and refine Outreach-ER intervention for a larger clinical study. A key feature of Outreach-ER is to reach out to people living with dementia (PLWD) and their families following an emergency room visit or hospitalization. The outcome of this study will help in the overall goal of studying the impact of Outreach-ER in a larger clinical study and focus on outcomes relevant to PLWD and their care partners.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Dementia

Interventions

Outreach-ERBEHAVIORAL

The intervention is similar to other care intervention/support programs such as REACH or New York University Caregiver Intervention (NYCUI). The Intervention is designed to be delivered over phone/virtual and in-home and will be conducted by Amplio, LLC consultants.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * PLWD with a recent Emergency department visit or admission at Regions Hospital * Diagnosis of dementia based on international classification of diseases (ICD) Codes in the medical record * Provides informed consent prior to participation * Must be able to read and speak English * PLWD Living at Home * Age \>=18 years for PLWD and their care partner Exclusion Criteria: * PLWD living in a nursing home/Long term care - Assisted living facility * Current involvement in another clinical research study/trial for care partners * PLWD medical record number (MRN) on the HealthPartners (HP) exclusion list

Locations (2)

Regions Hospital

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

HealthPartners Neuroscience Center

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of Attempted Recruits for Feasibility and Acceptability of Outreach-ER

Number of potential participant/care partner dyads contacted. Higher number indicates higher number of attempts as recruitment.

Time frame: 4 months

Recruitment Rate for Feasibility and Acceptability of Outreach-ER

Percentage of participant/care partner dyads who enroll and consent \[range: 0-100%\]. Higher number indicates more feasibility.

Time frame: 4 months

Participant Rate for Feasibility and Acceptability of Outreach-ER

Percentage of participant/care partner dyads who start Outreach-ER program \[range: 0-100%\]. Higher number indicates more feasibility.

Time frame: First day of intervention

Completion Rate for Feasibility and Acceptability of Outreach-ER

Percentage of participant/care partner dyads who complete intervention (7 or more visits) \[range: 0-100%\]. Higher number indicates more feasibility.

Time frame: about 4 months

Session Specific Completion Rate for Feasibility and Acceptability of Outreach-ER

Percentage of participant/care partner dyads who complete each intervention visit \[range: 0-100%\]. Number of total intervention visits completed = total completed visits for the 4 dyads. Number of total intervention visits available = 6 visits x 4 dyads = 24 visits. Number of total intervention visits completed/24 total intervention visits x 100 = percentage. Higher number indicates more feasibility.

Time frame: about 4 months

Questionnaire Specific Response Rate for Feasibility and Acceptability of Outreach-ER

Percentage of participant/care partner dyads who complete each questionnaire \[range: 0-100%\]. Number of total questionnaires completed = total completed questionnaires for the 4 dyads. Number of total questionnaires available = 3 questionnaires x 4 dyads x 2 visit time points = 24 available questionnaires. Number of total questionnaires completed/24 total questionnaires available x 100 = percentage. Higher number indicates more feasibility.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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