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PLAN: Dementia Literacy Education and Navigation for Korean Elders With Probable Dementia and Their Caregivers
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
Summary
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.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
574
Start Date
2021-04-20
Completion Date
2024-12-03
Last Updated
2026-08-03
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
PLAN
The study intervention, PLAN is a multifaceted intervention led by trained CHW. It consists of two main components: dementia literacy education and phone counseling with navigation assistance through (1) 1-hour visit for dementia literacy education and (2)monthly counseling with navigation assistance
Standard of Care
The investigators will refer control group participants to participants' primary physicians for follow-up and provide an Alzheimer's Association brochure about signs of dementia and dementia treatment, which is publicly available in Korean.
Locations (2)
Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York
Bayside, New York, United States
Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington
Annandale, Virginia, United States