Home Alone: An Intervention for People With Cognitive Impairment Who Live Alone

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate a program for adults who live alone and have some cognitive impairment (CI) to see if it is useful and acceptable. This program aims to help older adults with cognitive impairment who live alone to be engaged and active, as well as safe at home. The investigators want to see how useful this program is and how it can be improved. The specific aims are: * Specific Aim 1: Develop and Adapt Home Alone to Prepare for Pilot Testing. * Specific Aim 2: Pilot Test a Revised Version of Home Alone. Phase I participants will be asked to: * Participate for 3 months * Complete 3 surveys * Complete 7 1-hour meetings on a weekly basis with a coach * Complete a final interview Phase II participants will be asked to: * Participate for 6 months * Complete 3 surveys * Complete 7 1-hour meetings on a weekly basis with a coach * A sub-sample will be asked to complete a final interview

Conditions

Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Memory Loss

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Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate a program for adults who live alone and have some cognitive impairment (CI) to see if it is useful and acceptable. This program aims to help older adults with cognitive impairment who live alone to be engaged and active, as well as safe at home. The investigators want to see how useful this program is and how it can be improved. The specific aims are: * Specific Aim 1: Develop and Adapt Home Alone to Prepare for Pilot Testing. * Specific Aim 2: Pilot Test a Revised Version of Home Alone. Phase I participants will be asked to: * Participate for 3 months * Complete 3 surveys * Complete 7 1-hour meetings on a weekly basis with a coach * Complete a final interview Phase II participants will be asked to: * Participate for 6 months * Complete 3 surveys * Complete 7 1-hour meetings on a weekly basis with a coach * A sub-sample will be asked to complete a final interview

Home Alone: Developing a Home-Based Intervention for People With Cognitive Impairment Who Live Alone

Home Alone: An Intervention for People With Cognitive Impairment Who Live Alone

Condition
Cognitive Impairment
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Minneapolis

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 55 years of age or older
  • * Lives alone in a non-residential setting
  • * Either 1) provider diagnosis of MCI, 2) Montreal Cognitive Assessment by telephone (T-MoCA) score between 13 and 18, and/or 3) subjective endorsement of memory impairment on screening
  • * Resides in the US
  • * Demonstrates capacity to consent
  • * Live in assisted living, a group care home, or similar residential setting that provides care and services
  • * Are not English speaking
  • * Are currently participating in any other type of service that provides one-to-one psychosocial consultation or independent living coaching
  • * Have a new or worsening mental health condition and are not receiving ongoing treatment
  • * Have not remained on a stable psychotropic medications dosage, such as antidepressants, anxiolytics, or anti-psychotics, for the prior three months
  • * Are not willing/interested in participating or cannot actively participate in the intervention, per researcher discretion

Ages Eligible for Study

55 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Minnesota,

Joseph Gaugler, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Minnesota

Study Record Dates

2025-02-15