Grant: Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare - LOI
University of British Columbia
$0.00
Rural Primary Dementia Care: Development of a Transformative Model
FY 2012-13
Summary
Dementia, recently named the health crisis of the 21st century, is a chronic and progressive disease of older adults resulting in impairment of higher brain functions, specifically memory impairment sufficient to affect daily activities. People with the disease progressively require more assistance with activities of daily living and eventually become totally dependent. Families provide the majority of care for persons with dementia. Services are limited, particularly in rural settings, and this will only get worse as demand increases. Both persons with dementia and their family caregivers are vulnerable to negative health consequences. Our international research team will develop and test an innovative model of dementia interventions aimed at enhancing access to care, improving quality of life of persons with dementia and their family caregivers, and improving management of dementia in rural communities.
Department
Program
Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare - LOI
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
260165
Name
Robinson Carole
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Aging
Theme2
Health systems / services
Prcname2
Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare - LOI
Projecttitle
Rural Primary Dementia Care: Development of a Transformative Model
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$0
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare - LOI
Keyworddelim
Community Capacity Enhancement; Dementia Interventions; Family Caregivers; Gender Sensitive And Specific Interventions; International Outcomes; Needs-Based And Palliative Approach; Non-Pharmacological Interventions; Person- And Relationship-Centered Care; Rural Primary Care; Transitions In Care
Abstract
Dementia, recently named the health crisis of the 21st century, is a chronic and progressive disease of older adults resulting in impairment of higher brain functions, specifically memory impairment sufficient to affect daily activities. People with the disease progressively require more assistance with activities of daily living and eventually become totally dependent. Families provide the majority of care for persons with dementia. Services are limited, particularly in rural settings, and this will only get worse as demand increases. Both persons with dementia and their family caregivers are vulnerable to negative health consequences. Our international research team will develop and test an innovative model of dementia interventions aimed at enhancing access to care, improving quality of life of persons with dementia and their family caregivers, and improving management of dementia in rural communities.
Competitiondate
201205
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Robinson, Carole; Sawchenko, Linda M; Strivens, Edward; Beattie, Elizabeth; Bottorff, Joan L; Drance, Elisabeth
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
