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Translation of a Dementia Caregiver Support Program in a Health Care System—REACH VA

Nichols, Linda Olivia, Martindale-Adams, Jennifer, Burns, Robert, Graney, Marshall J., Zuber, Jeffrey·2011·Archives of Internal Medicine
DOI 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.548
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BACKGROUND: Based on the National Institute on Aging/National Institute of Nursing Research Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) randomized controlled trial (REACH II), REACH VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) was the first national clinical translation of a proven behavioral intervention for dementia caregivers, running from September 2007 through August 2009. This article describes the population and outcomes of the REACH VA translation of REACH II into the VA. METHODS: Clinical staff members from 24 VA Medical Center Home-Based Primary Care programs in 15 states delivered the intervention to stressed caregivers of patients with dementia. Like REACH II, the 6-month REACH VA intervention, structured through a protocol and individualized through a risk assessment, targeted education, support, and skills training to address caregiving risk areas of safety, social support, problem behaviors, depression, and health through 12 individual in-home and telephone sessions and 5 telephone support group sessions. Staff members of the Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, collected data on burden, depression, health and healthy behaviors, caregiving frustrations, social support, dementia-related behaviors, and time spent providing care and on duty. RESULTS: From baseline to 6 months, caregivers reported significantly decreased burden, depression, impact of depression on daily life, caregiving frustrations, and number of troubling dementia-related behaviors. A 2-hour decrease in hours per day on duty approached significance. Caregivers (96%) believed that the program should be provided by the VA to caregivers. CONCLUSIONS: This clinical translation achieved outcomes similar to the REACH II randomized controlled trial, providing clinically significant benefits for caregivers of a veteran with a progressive dementing disease. This model of caregiver support can inform public policy in providing assistance to caregivers.

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Authors
Nichols, L. O., Martindale-Adams, J., Burns, R., Graney, M. J., & Zuber, J.
Affiliations
  • Memphis VA Medical Center (US)
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
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Venue
Archives of Internal Medicine
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Published
2011-02-28
Volume
171
Issue
4
Pages
353-9
ISSN
0003-9926 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1001/archinternmed.2010.548
OpenAlex
W2015278479
Cited by
172
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24
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FWCI
8.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Archives of Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing care and research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
Keywords
clinical translation, behavioral interventions, caregiver burden, caregiver depression, social support, veterans, home-based primary care
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Delivery of Health Care, Dementia, Female, Humans, Male, Social Support, Tennessee, Caregivers, Risk Assessment

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