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Trial reportDementia (London, England)2025

Community health workers supporting diverse family caregivers of persons with dementia: Preliminary qualitative results from a randomized home-based study.

Jung-Ah Lee, Julie Kim, Julie Rousseau, Eilleen Sabino-Laughlin, Eunae Ju, Eunbee Angela Kim, Amir Rahmani, Lisa Gibbs, Adeline Nyamathi

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Trial report in Dementia (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jung-Ah LeeSue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0678-5956
Julie KimDepartment of Sociology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-8781-4706
Julie RousseauSue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, USA; Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9602-3298
Eilleen Sabino-LaughlinSue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3874-4633
Eunae JuSue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3540-7607
Eunbee Angela KimSue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-3867-4679
Amir RahmaniSue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0725-1155
Lisa GibbsDivision of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2811-4782
Adeline NyamathiSue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4979-6620

Funding

A home-based, culturally and language specific intervention for dementia family caregivers: stress reduction and education with wearable technology for healthR01AG069074 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI LEE, JUNG-AH, RAHMANI, AMIR · 2020 to 2024
$3.6M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG069074
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesCulturally diverse informal caregivers of community-dwelling persons with dementia face challenges in accessing dementia care resources due to language barriers and cultural stigmas surrounding dementia. This study presents the perceived intervention experiences of a home-based approach which considers the cultural and linguistic needs of diverse family caregivers in dementia care. The intervention model includes home visits by trained bilingual, non-licensed community health workers (CHWs) whose cultural histories and understandings reflect that of the caregivers. The purpose of the present study was to understand family caregivers' experience in caregiving and their feedback on the intervention, which includes caregiver support through education and skill development.

methodsThe present study thematically analyzed qualitative data from exit interviews with caregivers who participated in a CHW-led, 12-week home visit-based intervention program.

resultsAmong 57 caregivers (mean age = 63.5, SD = 14.3) who participated in the 3-month home-visit intervention and completed the exit interviews, 33% were Korean Americans, 28% Vietnamese Americans, 21% non-Hispanic Whites, and 17.5% Latino/Hispanic. The majority were females (81%) and spouses (51%). Main themes include, (a) Individual Level: Improvements in Caregiving Self-efficacy and Self-care Awareness, (b) Relational Level: Enhanced Communications and Relationships with Persons with Dementia, and (c) Community Level: Connection and Access to Community Resources and Support.

conclusionInterview data show that the culturally and linguistically tailored program supported diverse caregivers by increasing self-care awareness, improving knowledge about dementia and dementia care, strengthening communication skills, and facilitating access to community resources. Strong rapport between CHWs and caregivers enhanced the effectiveness of the intervention. Future approaches can focus on supporting caregivers with especially limited resources.

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CaregiversCommunity Health WorkersCultural DiversityDementiaAgedFemaleHome Care ServicesHouse CallsHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSelf Efficacycaregivercommunity health workerculturally sensitivedementialinguistically appropriate

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PMID39558580
PMCPMC11780965

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