The Residential Care Transition Module: Supporting Dementia Caregivers Following Institutionalization

Friday, November 15, 2024

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

Location: Room 3B

CE: 1.5

Chair(s)

Joseph Gaugler, PhD, FGSA (he/him/his)

Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging and Distinguished McKnight University Professor
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Discussant(s)

Marie Boltz, PhD, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN (she/her/hers)

Professor
College of Nursing
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

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Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

Joseph Gaugler, PhD, FGSA (he/him/his)

Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging and Distinguished McKnight University Professor
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Slides
Dana Urbanski, AuD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Division of Health Policy and Management
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
EA

Elizabeth Albers, MPH (she/her/hers)

Research Coordinator
Health Policy and Management
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
RB

Robyn Birkeland, PhD

Study Interventionist
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Families often continue to engage in various care activities following relatives’ entry to residential long-term (RLTC) care settings such as nursing homes. Dementia caregivers’ emotional and psychological adaptation to this transition is variable. We conducted rigorous, mixed methods randomized controlled evaluation to ascertain the efficacy of a remotely delivered, psychosocial/psychoeducational intervention when helping caregivers navigate the placement transition of relatives living with Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias. The Residential Care Transition Module (RCTM) provided six formal sessions of consultation (one-to-one and family sessions) over a 4-month period to family caregivers who have admitted a relative living with dementia to an RLTC setting as well as ongoing, “ad hoc” consultation over an additional eight months. This symposium presents the quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods findings of this dementia care intervention.

Learning Objectives:

After attending this session, participants will be able to apply mixed methods techniques to intervention design and evaluation.
After attending this session, participants will be able to specify how to consider contextual factors when ascertaining intervention efficacy.
After attending this session, participants will be able to identify approaches to incorporate and leverage qualitative data when conducting process and outcome evaluations.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

Efficacy of the Residential Care Transition Module
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD, FGSA (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

Process Evaluation of the Residential Care Transition Module
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Dana Urbanski, AuD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee Health Science Center
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

A Qualitative Analysis of Mechanisms of Benefit in the Residential Care Transition Module
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Elizabeth A. Albers, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST

An Embedded Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Residential Care Transition Module
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Robyn W. Birkeland, PhD – University of Minnesota