The Primary Care - Dementia Assessment and Treatment Algorithm (PC-DATA)
A Study Evaluating the Effects of a Primary Care - Dementia Assessment Treatment Algorithm on the Quality of Care Provided to Older Adults With Dementia in Primary Care Settings
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related forms of dementia currently affect over 400,000 individuals in Canada and the numbers of community dwelling older adults with AD is rapidly growing. AD is associated with over $15 billion annually in care costs. Most individuals with AD are under the care of primary care providers (PCPs) including family physicians and primary care nurses. The evaluation and management of AD is challenging for PCPs and the quality of care provided to older adults with AD by PCP could be improved which would optimize outcomes for this vulnerable population. Provision of quality care to older adults with AD involves implementation of best practices as outlined in guidelines such as the Canadian Consensus Conference Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia. Utilizing a group of dementia researchers, PCPs, other knowledge users, and individuals affected by AD, this project will develop practical, clinically relevant resources for primary care physicians and nurses to aid in the evaluation of older adults with AD. A knowledge tool, the Primary Care - Dementia Assessment and Treatment Algorithm (DATA Tool) will be introduced into several primary care settings in Ontario using educational sessions with PCP with additional support from internet resource and a dementia care manager. The quality of dementia care provided to older adults newly diagnosed with AD will be assessed in the three years preceding the intervention compared to the year following the implementation. This project will also describe the process of knowledge exchange with PCPs, including potential barriers and facilitators of knowledge uptake and examine if the care provided during the intervention was patient-centred through interviews with patients and caregivers.
Research Objectives:
- Develop knowledge tools to facilitate assessment and treatment of AD by PCPs based on best evidence;
- Transfer these knowledge tools into a variety of primary care settings in Ontario; and,
- Evaluate the effects of this intervention on dementia quality of care, PCP application of knowledge, and the patient-centeredness of care.
Visão geral do estudo
Status
Condições
Intervenção / Tratamento
Tipo de estudo
Inscrição (Real)
Estágio
- Não aplicável
Contactos e Locais
Locais de estudo
-
-
Ontario
-
Kingston, Ontario, Canadá, K7L 3N6
- Queen's University
-
-
Critérios de participação
Critérios de elegibilidade
Idades elegíveis para estudo
Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis
Gêneros Elegíveis para o Estudo
Descrição
Primary Care Provider Inclusion Criteria:
- Primary care provider at participating sites
Primary Care Provider Exclusion Criteria:
- primary care provider at non-participating site
Patient Inclusion Criteria:
- Community-dwelling at time of initial presentation to primary care provider
- Age 60 years or older at time of initial assessment by primary care provider
- Presenting to primary care providers with cognitive or functional symptoms suggestive of Alzheimer's disease or other form of dementia
- Patient must have a caregiver or substitute decision maker
Patient Exclusion Criteria:
- Prevalent cases of dementia will be excluded from study population
- Individuals with dementia residing in long-term care or nursing homes
Plano de estudo
Como o estudo é projetado?
Detalhes do projeto
- Finalidade Principal: Pesquisa de serviços de saúde
- Alocação: N / D
- Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição de grupo único
- Mascaramento: Solteiro
O que o estudo está medindo?
Medidas de resultados primários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
Prazo |
|---|---|---|
|
Change in number of dementia care process quality indicators achieved.
Prazo: 1 year following implementation
|
The evaluation of quality indicators (QI) using chart audit data will be undertaken following initial assessment of dementia will be used to assess the quality of care provided to individuals with dementia.
The change in number of QI satisfied following the intervention will be compared to a historical group of individuals assessed for dementia by each PCP in the 3 years preceding the intervention.
|
1 year following implementation
|
Medidas de resultados secundários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
Prazo |
|---|---|---|
|
Impact on learning and knowledge application
Prazo: Approximately 9 months following intervention
|
Qualitative interviews with family physicians and interprofessional primary care professional will be conducted using a grounded theory design will be conducted with primary care providers to identify key conceptual, contextual and process elements involved in the exchange and application of dementia-specific knowledge in the primary care context.
|
Approximately 9 months following intervention
|
|
Client-centred care
Prazo: Approximately 9 months following intervention
|
Interviews will be conducted with patients and careviers to seek to identify key elements of patient-centred care.
|
Approximately 9 months following intervention
|
Colaboradores e Investigadores
Patrocinador
Colaboradores
Datas de registro do estudo
Datas Principais do Estudo
Início do estudo
Conclusão Primária (Real)
Conclusão do estudo (Real)
Datas de inscrição no estudo
Enviado pela primeira vez
Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ
Primeira postagem (Estimativa)
Atualizações de registro de estudo
Última Atualização Postada (Real)
Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade
Última verificação
Mais Informações
Termos relacionados a este estudo
Palavras-chave
Termos MeSH relevantes adicionais
Outros números de identificação do estudo
- PC-DATA1
Essas informações foram obtidas diretamente do site clinicaltrials.gov sem nenhuma alteração. Se você tiver alguma solicitação para alterar, remover ou atualizar os detalhes do seu estudo, entre em contato com register@clinicaltrials.gov. Assim que uma alteração for implementada em clinicaltrials.gov, ela também será atualizada automaticamente em nosso site .