Impact of the iWHELD digital person-centered care program on quality of life, agitation and psychotropic medications in people with dementia living in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial.

Joanne McDermidWilliam HenleyAnne CorbettGareth WilliamsJane FosseyLinda ClareChris FoxDag AarslandZunera KhanMaria SotoBarbara Woodward-CarltonEsme Moniz CookJeffrey CummingsAdrienne SweetnamXavier ChanMegan LawrenceClive Ballardnull null

Published in: Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association (2023)

iWHELD is the only remote, digital delivery nursing home training programme for dementia care iWHELD improved quality of life in people with dementia and reduced antipsychotic use without worsening of agitation Residents who contracted Covid-19 during the study also experienced benefits from iWHELD iWHELD offers a valuable, pandemic-safe tool for improving dementia care.

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coronavirus disease
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quality improvement
mild cognitive impairment
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