The Aging Brain Care ANSWERS Program

Abstract

Veterans with Alzheimers disease (AD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) receive the majority of their care in primary care (PC) settings, and require similar symptom management strategies and support from family caregivers. Family caregivers of individuals with AD and TBI are critical to the quality of life (QoL) of Veterans. The Aging Brain Care ANSWERS Program (ABC ANSWERS) will test if collaborative care and strength-based coping interventions for caregivers, can improve the QoL of Veterans with AD and TBI and their caregivers and reduce caregiver burden. ABC ANSWERS is a 3-year randomized controlled trial that will enroll 200 dyads of Veterans with AD or TBI who receive their primary care from the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC in Indiana and one family caregiver of that Veteran. The dyads will either receive usual PC or the ABC ANSWERS program with PC. Patient and caregiver QoL and mental health states, caregiver burden, and dyadic strain will be collected at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months follow-up. The findings from this study will inform how to improve the delivery of high quality primary care to patients with AD and TBI by tailoring medical care to match the needs of Veterans and their caregivers.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1168910

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  • Nicole R. Fowler

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