McKnight's November 7, 2023
A telehealth program popular among patients with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia can boost outcomes for these patients, ease the burden on caregivers and lower Medicare costs, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Researchers from the University of California-San Francisco evaluated the program, which was hosted through the telecare platform Care Ecosystem, on 780 older adults with dementia. Participants were randomized into two groups. One received telephone-based collaborative dementia care through the platform, delivered by a trained care team navigator, who provided education, support and care coordination with a team of dementia specialists, including an advanced practice nurse, social worker, and pharmacist. The other group received dementia care as usual.
After approximately one year, those in the telehealth group...
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