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PLAN: Dementia Literacy Education and Navigation for Korean Elders With Probable Dementia and Their Caregivers

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Conditions: Dementia

Interventions: PLAN, Standard of Care

Countries: United States

Early detection of dementia allows for a transition to early dementia care that may delay or slow deterioration of cognitive functions and functional disabilities and enable families to adequately plan for the potential challenges of dementia caregiving. Currently, little is known about how to effectively evaluate and screen undiagnosed individuals with probable dementia in community-based settings that serve diverse racial/ethnic minorities and how to transition them into the healthcare system for necessary diagnostic follow-up and care for dementia. Using Korean Americans as an example, we propose to test trained community health workers as an effective and sustainable approach for early detection of dementia and care in racial/ethnic minority communities with limited resources.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Patient Inclusion Criteria:

* Self-identified as first-generation KA
* Age 65 years or older
* CDR 1.0+
* Has a caregiver who lives in the same household or has at least weekly interactions
* Able to consent or has a proxy available for consent
* Written consent to participate in the study

Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18 years or older
* Able to read and speak Korean
* Lives in the same household with the elder or has at least weekly interactions
* Written consent to participate in the study and to allow the team to audit medical records for linkage to medical service for dementia

Patient Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous diagnosis of dementia
* All Axis I diagnoses other than depressive disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or substance use disorder)
* Neurological disorders other than Alzheimer's disease that might affect cognition (e.g., stroke)
* Use of psychotropic drugs including antipsychotics,

Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:

* Plan to move from the area within 6 months
* Active treatment for a terminal illness or in hospice

Locations (2)

Bayside, New York, United States
Annandale, Virginia, United States