Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic for Dementia Research: Engaging Rural, Older, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Church Attendees in Remote Recruitment, Intervention and Assessment

Background Access to cognitive screening in rural underserved communities is limited and was further diminished during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined whether a telephone-based cognitive screening intervention would be effective in increasing ADRD knowledge, detecting the need for further cogniti...

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Autores principales:	Lisa Kirk Wiese PhD, RN, GERO-BC, PHNA-BC, Ishan C. Williams PhD, FGSA, Nancy E. Schoenberg PhD, James. E. Galvin MD, MPH, Jennifer Lingler PhD, CRNP, FAAN
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Geriatrics RC952-954.6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1009dcb2c96a49758b311849bdec9c4e2021-11-21T01:33:27ZOvercoming the COVID-19 Pandemic for Dementia Research: Engaging Rural, Older, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Church Attendees in Remote Recruitment, Intervention and Assessment2333-721410.1177/23337214211058919https://doaj.org/article/1009dcb2c96a49758b311849bdec9c4e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/23337214211058919https://doaj.org/toc/2333-7214Background Access to cognitive screening in rural underserved communities is limited and was further diminished during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined whether a telephone-based cognitive screening intervention would be effective in increasing ADRD knowledge, detecting the need for further cognitive evaluation, and making and tracking the results of referrals. Method Using a dependent t-test design, older, largely African American and Afro-Caribbean participants completed a brief educational intervention, pre/post AD knowledge measure, and cognitive screening. Results Sixty of 85 eligible individuals consented. Seventy-percent of the sample self-reported as African American, Haitian Creole, or Hispanic, and 75% were female, with an average age of 70. AD knowledge pre-post scores improved significantly ( t (49) = −3.4, p < .001). Of the 11 referred after positive cognitive screening, 72% completed follow-up with their provider. Five were newly diagnosed with dementia. Three reported no change in diagnosis or treatment. Ninety-percent consented to enrolling in a registry for future research. Conclusion Remote engagement is feasible for recruiting, educating, and conducting cognitive screening with rural older adults during a pandemic.Lisa Kirk Wiese PhD, RN, GERO-BC, PHNA-BCIshan C. Williams PhD, FGSANancy E. Schoenberg PhDJames. E. Galvin MD, MPHJennifer Lingler PhD, CRNP, FAANSAGE PublishingarticleGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENGerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Vol 7 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Geriatrics RC952-954.6 Lisa Kirk Wiese PhD, RN, GERO-BC, PHNA-BC Ishan C. Williams PhD, FGSA Nancy E. Schoenberg PhD James. E. Galvin MD, MPH Jennifer Lingler PhD, CRNP, FAAN Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic for Dementia Research: Engaging Rural, Older, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Church Attendees in Remote Recruitment, Intervention and Assessment
description	Background Access to cognitive screening in rural underserved communities is limited and was further diminished during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined whether a telephone-based cognitive screening intervention would be effective in increasing ADRD knowledge, detecting the need for further cognitive evaluation, and making and tracking the results of referrals. Method Using a dependent t-test design, older, largely African American and Afro-Caribbean participants completed a brief educational intervention, pre/post AD knowledge measure, and cognitive screening. Results Sixty of 85 eligible individuals consented. Seventy-percent of the sample self-reported as African American, Haitian Creole, or Hispanic, and 75% were female, with an average age of 70. AD knowledge pre-post scores improved significantly ( t (49) = −3.4, p < .001). Of the 11 referred after positive cognitive screening, 72% completed follow-up with their provider. Five were newly diagnosed with dementia. Three reported no change in diagnosis or treatment. Ninety-percent consented to enrolling in a registry for future research. Conclusion Remote engagement is feasible for recruiting, educating, and conducting cognitive screening with rural older adults during a pandemic.
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author	Lisa Kirk Wiese PhD, RN, GERO-BC, PHNA-BC Ishan C. Williams PhD, FGSA Nancy E. Schoenberg PhD James. E. Galvin MD, MPH Jennifer Lingler PhD, CRNP, FAAN
author_facet	Lisa Kirk Wiese PhD, RN, GERO-BC, PHNA-BC Ishan C. Williams PhD, FGSA Nancy E. Schoenberg PhD James. E. Galvin MD, MPH Jennifer Lingler PhD, CRNP, FAAN
author_sort	Lisa Kirk Wiese PhD, RN, GERO-BC, PHNA-BC
title	Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic for Dementia Research: Engaging Rural, Older, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Church Attendees in Remote Recruitment, Intervention and Assessment
title_short	Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic for Dementia Research: Engaging Rural, Older, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Church Attendees in Remote Recruitment, Intervention and Assessment
title_full	Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic for Dementia Research: Engaging Rural, Older, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Church Attendees in Remote Recruitment, Intervention and Assessment
title_fullStr	Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic for Dementia Research: Engaging Rural, Older, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Church Attendees in Remote Recruitment, Intervention and Assessment
title_full_unstemmed	Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic for Dementia Research: Engaging Rural, Older, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Church Attendees in Remote Recruitment, Intervention and Assessment
title_sort	overcoming the covid-19 pandemic for dementia research: engaging rural, older, racially and ethnically diverse church attendees in remote recruitment, intervention and assessment
publisher	SAGE Publishing
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1009dcb2c96a49758b311849bdec9c4e
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