Dementia Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool

NCT05592366 | Recruiting

• 5 other identifiers: 2022-0352A176000EDUC/KINESIOLOGYProtocol Version 10/29/20241K23AG080068-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 128
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether an adapted questionnaire called the Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool (CHAT) for care partners of hospitalized patients living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) (CHAT-AD) can help people with dementia receive better care after they go home from the hospital. Participants will be a care partner ('family member or friend') who provides unpaid care to a hospitalized adult relative or partner to help them take care of themselves because of dementia. Participants can expect to be in this study for 14 days.

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease; Dementia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Preparedness for Caregiving

  Using the Preparedness for Caregiving Scale, which is a self-rated assessment that consists of eight items that asks care partners how well prepared they believe they are for multiple domains of caregiving, change in preparedness will be measured. Preparedness is defined as perceived readiness for multiple domains of the caregiving role such as providing physical care, providing emotional support, setting up in-home support services, and dealing with the stress of caregiving. Responses are rated on a 5-point scale with scores ranging from 0 (not at all prepared) to 4 (very well prepared). The scale is scored by calculating the mean of all items answered with a score range of 0 to 4. The higher the score the more prepared the care partner feels for caregiving.

  Baseline to 72 hours post-discharge

• Care partner satisfaction of care

  The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) is a 29-item survey that asks discharged patients about their recent hospital stay. The study team will modify and use three items from this survey to capture care partner satisfaction of care. These items are rated on a 4-point case from 1 (definitely no or strongly disagree) to 4 (definitely yes or strongly agree), with higher scores representing more care partner satisfaction with care.

  72 hours post-discharge

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Feasibility measure: Time to complete assessments and CHAT-AD

  Baseline

• Qualitative Feasibility measure: Adherence

  72 hours post-discharge

• Change in care partner burden

  Baseline to 72 hours post-discharge

• Change in care partner depression

  Baseline to 72 hours post-discharge

• Feasibility measure: Implementation satisfaction

  72 hours post-discharge

Study Arms (2)

Standard of Care

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this arm will only receive standard of care.

Adjusted CHAT-AD

EXPERIMENTAL

Using CHAT, participants will be asked questions about their needs to fully support and care for their loved one after the loved one is released from the hospital.

Behavioral: Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool

Interventions

Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool BEHAVIORAL

Complete the adjusted CHAT as well as demographic and caregiving questionnaires during and after loved one's hospitalization.

Adjusted CHAT-AD

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Provide unpaid care to a hospitalized adult relative or partner to help them take care of themselves because of ADRD
• years or older

You may not qualify if:

• Non-English speaking

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Wisconsin, Madison: lead
• National Institute on Aging (NIA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Fields B, Werner N, Shah MN, Hetzel S, Golden BP, Gilmore-Bykovskyi A, Farrar Edwards D. Adapting and Testing the Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool for Use in Dementia Care: Protocol for a 2 Sequential Phase Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Jun 22;12:e46808. doi: 10.2196/46808.

  PMID: 37347517 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease; Dementia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Tauopathies; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Beth Fields, PhD

  University of Wisconsin, Madison

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Anne Mortensen

CONTACT

608-262-2712; amortensen3@wisc.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 19, 2022
• First Posted: October 24, 2022
• Study Start: April 2, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2027
• Last Updated: August 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)