Adapting and Testing the Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool for Use in Dementia Care
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Summary
The purpose of this study is to see whether an adapted questionnaire called the Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool (CHAT) for care partners of hospitalized patients living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) (CHAT-AD) can help people with dementia receive better care after they go home from the hospital. Participants will be a care partner ('family member or friend') who provides unpaid care to a hospitalized adult relative or partner to help them take care of themselves because of dementia. Participants can expect to be in this study for 14 days.
Description
The purpose of this study is to adapt CHAT for care partners of hospitalized patients living with ADRD (CHAT-AD) and evaluate its feasibility and potential efficacy in a pilot randomized clinical trial. Findings from this study will enable the lead researcher to launch an independent program of research that aims to (1) improve hospital-based care processes and outcomes for patients living with ADRD and their care partners, and (2) make clear the essential caregiving role that so many care partners of patients living with ADRD assume. In order to adapt CHAT, there will be two design teams wit…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Provide unpaid care to a hospitalized adult relative or partner to help them take care of themselves because of ADRD * 18 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking
Interventions
- BehavioralCare Partner Hospital Assessment Tool
Complete the adjusted CHAT as well as demographic and caregiving questionnaires during and after loved one's hospitalization.
Location
- University of WisconsinMadison, Wisconsin