Improving access to a multi-component intervention for caregivers and people with dementia

Maarten Milders; Stephen Bell; Angus Lorimer; Heather Jackson; Paul McNamee

doi:10.1177/1471301216672745

Improving access to a multi-component intervention for caregivers and people with dementia

Maarten Milders (Corresponding Author), Stephen Bell, Angus Lorimer, Heather Jackson, Paul McNamee

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Abstract

Due to the increasing social and economic costs of dementia, there are urgent calls to develop accessible and sustainable care for people with dementia and their caregivers. Multi-component non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) appear effective in improving or maintaining daily functioning and well-being, but are typically labour-intensive for health care professionals, thus hindering access. The current study aimed to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a novel approach to widen access to NPI by involving caregivers to present part of the intervention and with staff from local support organizations instructed to train the caregivers. Trainers and caregivers were shown to comply with training instructions and the direct intervention costs were low. Feedback from trainers and caregivers was positive and well-being ratings from people with dementia and caregivers remained stable over time and caregivers' sense of competence improved. The findings suggest that involving caregivers and trained non-professionals to provide the intervention is feasible and acceptable and could be a cost-effective solution to improve access to care.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	347-359
Number of pages	13
Journal	Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice
Volume	18
Issue number	1
Early online date	6 Oct 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301216672745
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgements
We thank staff and volunteers from Voluntary Service Aberdeen, Forget Me Not Club, NHS Grampian, Alzheimer’s Scotland, Quarrier’s Carer Support, and Aberdeenshire Council who participated as trainers, and Zahid Quayyum at the Health Economics Research Unit of the University of Aberdeen who contributed to the economic analysis.

Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Aberdeenshire Change Fund (Study 1), NHS Grampian Carers Information Strategy and Alzheimer Scotland (Study 2).

Keywords

dementia
informal caregivers
multi-component intervention
costs
improving access

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