Kathy J. Horvath|Scott A. Trudeau|James L. Rudolph|P Trudeau|Mary E. Duffy|Dan R. Berlowitz
Clinical Trial of a Home Safety Toolkit for Alzheimer’s Disease
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center|Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital|Boston University|Bedford VA Research Corporation|Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center|Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital|Tufts University|Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center|VA Boston Healthcare System|Bedford VA Research Corporation|Massachusetts General Hospital|Bedford VA Research Corporation
randomized clinical trial tested new selfdirected educational intervention improve caregiver competence create safer home environment persons dementia living community sample included 108 patientcaregiver dyads intervention group n 60 received home safety toolkit hst including new booklet based health literacy principles sample safety items enhance selfefficacy make home safety modifications control group n 48 received customary care participants completed measures baseline twelveweek followup multivariate analysis covariance mancova used test significant group differences caregiver outcome variables improved intervention group control home safety significant p 0001 caregiver strain p 0001 caregiver selfefficacy p 0002 similarly care receiver outcome risky behaviors accidents lower intervention group p 0001 selfdirected use home safety toolkit activated primary family caregiver make home safer person dementia alzheimers type dat related disorder improving competence informal caregivers especially important patients dat light stakeholders reliance unpaid care