BEST PRACTICES AND DATA EXEMPLARS IN DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF EARLY-PHASE DYADIC INTERVENTIONS
2024

Best Practices in Early-Phase Dyadic Interventions

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Author Information

Author(s): Karen Lyons, Joan Monin, Steven Zarit, Kalisha Bonds Johnson, Michael McCarthy

Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US

Conclusion

The session highlights essential elements for designing and evaluating early-phase dyadic interventions for older adults and their care partners.

Supporting Evidence

  • Using an Appreciative Inquiry Workshop can help develop communication interventions for dyads living with dementia.
  • Community engagement and theory are important in designing dyadic interventions.
  • Mixed-methods designs can enhance participant engagement and resource maximization in rural samples.
  • Assessing pre-test risk status within care dyads is crucial for evaluating intervention benefits.

Takeaway

This study talks about how to make programs that help older people and their caregivers work better together, especially when dealing with health issues.

Methodology

The session includes presentations of data-based papers discussing various approaches to developing and evaluating dyadic interventions.

Participant Demographics

Older adults and their care partners, including specific mention of African-American parent-adult child dyads.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.1863

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