Journal article
Let's CHAT (community health approaches to) dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: Protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
K Bradley, R Smith, JA Hughson, D Atkinson, D Bessarab, L Flicker, K Radford, K Smith, E Strivens, S Thompson, I Blackberry, D Logiudice
BMC Health Services Research | BMC | Published : 2020
Abstract
Background: Documented rates of dementia and cognitive impairment not dementia (CIND) in older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples is 3-5 times higher than the rest of the population, and current evidence suggests this condition is under-diagnosed and under-managed in a clinical primary care setting. This study aims to implement and evaluate a culturally responsive best practice model of care to optimise the detection and management of people with cognitive impairment and/or dementia, and to improve the quality of life of carers and older Aboriginal and Torres Islander Peoples with cognitive impairment. Methods/design: The prospective study will use a stepped-wedge cluster randomis..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This project is funded by two National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants: a Boosting Dementia Research grant (2017-2020) and a Targeted Call for Research in Indigenous Health grant (mid-2018-2023). The funder had no role in the design of this study and will not have any role during its execution, analyses, interpretation of the data, or decision to submit results.