Comprehensive Older Adult and Caregiver Help (COACH): A person-centered caregiver intervention prevents elder mistreatment.
Zachary D GassoumisJulia M MartinezJeanine M F Yonashiro-ChoLaura MosquedaAnthony HouS Duke HanBonnie OlsenAnat LouisMarie-Therese ConnollyKylie MeyerKelly MarnfeldtSheila A Salinas NavarroMengzhao YanKathleen H WilberPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)
In this pilot study, we found that the COACH caregiver support intervention successfully reduced EM of persons living with chronic illness, including dementia. Next steps will include: (1) testing the intervention's mechanism in a fully powered RCT and (2) scaling the intervention for testing in a variety of care delivery systems.