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Engaging Caregivers To Use An Evidence‑Based Intervention For Medicaid Benefciaries With Alzheimer’S Disease: A Pilot Study, Sandra Lee Spoelstra, Alla Sikorskii, Monica Schueller, Viktoria Basso, Autumn Baldwin
Engaging Caregivers To Use An Evidence‑Based Intervention For Medicaid Benefciaries With Alzheimer’S Disease: A Pilot Study, Sandra Lee Spoelstra, Alla Sikorskii, Monica Schueller, Viktoria Basso, Autumn Baldwin
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Background This pilot study aimed to adapt an intervention, engaging informal caregivers to help clinicians with providing care to improve (or maintain) physical function of individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias. To the best of our knowledge, for the frst time, we report on use of the intervention in those with Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias.
Methods This was a 5-month mixed methods cohort study in a convenience sample of clinicians, caregivers, and benefciaries at 3-Medicaid Home and Community-based Service sites in Michigan. Two content experts and 5 caregivers modifed the intervention. We trained 116 clinicians to engage caregivers …