Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Pragmatic research studies that include diverse dyads of persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their family caregivers are rare.
METHODS
Community-dwelling dyads were recruited for a pragmatic clinical trial evaluating three approaches to dementia care. Four clinical trial sites used shared and site-specific recruitment strategies to enroll health system patients.
RESULTS
Electronic health record (EHR) queries of patients with a diagnosis of dementia and engagement of their clinicians were the main recruitment strategies. A total of 2176 dyads were enrolled, with 80% recruited after the onset of the pandemic. PLWD had a mean age of 80.6 years (SD 8.5), 58.4% were women, and 8.8% were Hispanic/Latino, and 11.9% were Black/African American. Caregivers were mostly children of the PLWD (46.5%) or spouses/partners (45.2%), 75.8% were women, 9.4% were Hispanic/Latino, and 11.6% were Black/African American.
DISCUSSION
Health systems can successfully enroll diverse dyads in a pragmatic clinical trial.
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Rafael Samper‐Ternent,
Elena Volpi,
Aval‐Na’Ree Green,
Maya Lichtenstein,
Katy Araujo,
Pamela Borek,
Peter Charpentier,
James Dziura,
Thomas M. Gill,
Rebecca Galloway,
Erich J. Greene,
Kristin Lenoir,
Peter Peduzzi,
Can Meng,
Jordan Reese,
Amy Shelton,
Eleni A. Skokos,
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Alan B. Stevens | February 15, 2024