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To investigate the efficacy of an individualized treatment plan delivered through remote technology along with enhanced staff training within a supervised memory unit on patient outcome, care quality, health care utilization/cost, and staff burden. Remote monitoring of activity data will also be explored.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Care Unit Residents | Residents on a locked memory care unit in southeastern Louisiana will be enrolled. Engaged family members and staff will also consent to provide qualitative information on the resident. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individualized Care Plan | Behavioral | Medical, neuropsychological, and social assessment of patient's cognitive, behavioral, medical, and environmental needs with a focus on improving quality of life, reducing health care utilization, and improving staff/family caregiving burden along with a specific plan to address and monitor identified patient and staff/facility needs |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality/Survival Rate | through study completion, an average of 1 year | |
| Quality of Life Scale (QoL) | Neuropsychiatric/behavioral symptoms | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Fall Incidence | Neuropsychiatric/behavioral symptoms | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Zarit Caregiver Burden | Family burden | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Patient Care Team Burden Scale (PCTB) | staff caregiver burden | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Healthcare Utilization | Number of visits to hospital or clinic | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Fitbit Charge HR activity and sleep data | Average daily steps, minutes asleep | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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Residents living on the memory care unit will have pre diagnosed advanced dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Subjects will have diminished or no capacity and will require a legally authorized representative.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| R. John Sawyer, PhD | Ochsner Health System | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ochsner Health System | New Orleans | Louisiana | 70121 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003704 | Dementia |
| ID | Term |
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| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D019965 | Neurocognitive Disorders |
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| D001523 | Mental Disorders |