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- There is some evidence that online interventions improve caregiver-related outcomes such as self-efficacy, depression, dementia knowledge, and quality of life; and decrease caregiver burden.
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Dec 1, 2021 · DEMentia-specific Digital Interactive Social Chart (DEM-DISC), an online intervention which features tailored information on dementia care and services, whereby caregivers can ask questions about dementia, related needs, or services.
- Telehealth: Improving Dementia Care - National Institute on Aging
By making dementia care and education more accessible,...
- Telehealth: Improving Dementia Care - National Institute on Aging
Objectives: To compare online cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with and without telephone support respectively to online psychoeducation in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in caregivers of people with dementia with mild anxiety or depression.
- Jane Fossey, Georgina Charlesworth, Jo Ann Fowler, Elena Frangou, Theo John Pimm, June Dent, Joanne ...
- 2021
Sep 21, 2021 · Technological modes of educational delivery may be as effective as traditional education and can provide practitioners with increased accessibility to dementia training. Benefits of digitally based dementia education have been established including pedagogical strategies that influence dementia knowledge and care attitudes.
- Kevin Muirhead, Leah Macaden, Keith Smyth, Colin Chandler, Charlotte Clarke, Rob Polson, Chris O’Mal...
- 2021
Feb 23, 2022 · Dementia education is required to address gaps in dementia-specific knowledge among health and social care practitioners amidst increasing dementia prevalence. Harnessing technology for dementia education may remove obstacles to traditional education and empower large communities of learners.
- Care Ecosystem: Expanding Access to Dementia Care Expertise
- Tele-Savvy: Online Caregiver Education
- Looking Ahead
For many caregivers and people living with dementia, it can be a struggle to get to dementia care expertise. To help, researchers at the Memory and Aging Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)(link is external)developed the Care Ecosystem — a collaborative dementia care program delivered over the phone. “Our vision was to deve...
Caregiver training through telehealth is another way to improve dementia care. Caregivers are often short on time, juggling the care of a loved one and managing their own health, sometimes while working and raising a family. Traveling to a training and the need for in-home care while the caregiver is away can make attending a caregiver class in per...
Telehealth innovations created by NIA-supported researchers and others are ushering in a promising new era for dementia care and caregiving. By reaching people in their homes, telehealth technologies are helping to address health inequities for families that live in rural areas or who otherwise cannot access care easily. “Caregivers may be especial...
Mar 23, 2023 · We describe the Internet-based psychoeducation for caregivers of PwD as an educational program that is (1) designed to improve caregivers’ capabilities in providing daily care activities for PwD and in coping with stress; (2) delivered in an online environment using the Internet; (3) has flexible and accessible online learning activities ...
This integrative review sought to ascertain the types of VR and AR-based interventions used in dementia education and training and its efficacy to improve knowledge and attitudes of health professionals or trainees.
