Implementation of AIP Services for Older Adults With AD (PYL-AIP)

Northwestern University

Status: Begins enrollment in 1 month

Conditions: Alzheimer Disease; Mild Cognitive Impairment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT07361601

R01AG091323-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will longitudinally follow a cohort of older adults to better understand how decisions about aging in place or transitioning to long-term care-and the implementation of those decisions-are influenced by age-related changes (e.g., cognition, health literacy, chronic conditions) and social supports (e.g., caregivers).

Full description

Participants currently enrolled in the National Institute on Aging (NIA)-funded study Decision Making and Implementation of Aging-in-Place/Long-Term Care Plans Among Older Adults (R01AG058777) will continue to be followed for an additional 42 months.

This study will examine how decision-making and planning related to aging in place change over time and how these processes are influenced by age-related changes (e.g., cognition, multiple chronic conditions), social influences (e.g., adult children, spouses, friends), and environmental factors (e.g., rural vs. urban residence, housing type). The study will also assess whether aging-in-place planning translates into timely implementation of services and whether implemented plans are concordant with the goals and preferences of older adults and their surrogate or caregiver decision makers.

In addition, the study will examine how age-related changes, social influences, and environmental factors interact to affect planning and implementation of aging-in-place and long-term care decisions over time.

Enrollment: 285 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria - Current Cohort:

1. Active participant in the 'Decision Making and Implementation of Aging-in-Place/Long Term Care Plans among Older Adults' [R01AG058777] study;
2. Age 65 years or older (older adult); age 18 years or older (caregiver)
3. Speak English; and
4. Pass UBACC (University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent) cognitive assessment

Inclusion Criteria - Caregiver:

1. Age 18 years or older;
2. Speak English;
3. Currently assist enrolled, older adult study participant with activities such as managing their health, and/or household activities (i.e., taking them to the doctor, housekeeping, meal prep, medication reminders); and
4. Pass UBACC (University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent) cognitive assessment