Translation of the Care of Persons with Dementia in their Environments (COPE) intervention in a publicly-funded home care context: Rationale and research design

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 49, Issue , 2016, Pages 155-165

  Fortinsky, Richard H ^a   Gitlin, Laura N ^b   Pizzi, Laura T ^c   Piersol, Catherine Verrier ^c   Grady, James ^d   Robison, Julie T ^a   Molony, Sheila ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Family caregiving; Home care; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNDING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEPHONE; WELLBEING; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME VISIT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FOCUS GROUPS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEPHONE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84978269223     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.07.006     Document Type: Article

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