Journal article
SOCIAL HEALTH AND DEMENTIA: CARE FOR PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTS-CONNECTICUT (COPE CT) STUDY INSIGHTS
Innovation in aging, v 2(Suppl 1), pp 584-584
11 Nov 2018
Abstract
The COPE intervention conveys behavioral change skills to family caregivers and adapts the home environment, helping persons with dementia manage daily life with optimal independence. The COPE CT study tests this intervention in an ongoing randomized trial with 290 persons aged 65+ with dementia and their family caregivers. Most study participants with dementia have considerable cognitive impairment and functional dependence, threatening social health. Data from the first 83 family caregivers completing the COPE intervention show that 28% faced challenges helping their relatives find meaningful activities, while nearly 15% reported challenges helping their relatives with bathing and eating. By the end of the 4-month COPE intervention for these caregivers, most challenges were reduced (75%) or eliminated (22%). In this presentation, we will report full family caregiver data on challenges and resolutions, as well as self-reported quality of life data among all persons with dementia, along with implications for their social health.
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- Title
- SOCIAL HEALTH AND DEMENTIA: CARE FOR PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTS-CONNECTICUT (COPE CT) STUDY INSIGHTS
- Creators
- R H Fortinsky - University of ConnecticutC Verrier Piersol - Center on Aging, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, United States Department of Occupational Therapy and Jefferson Elder Care, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Philadelphia, PA, USA College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USAL N Gitlin - Center on Aging, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, United States Department of Occupational Therapy and Jefferson Elder Care, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Philadelphia, PA, USA College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Publication Details
- Innovation in aging, v 2(Suppl 1), pp 584-584
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991020112276604721