title: The Home-Based Occupational Therapy Intervention in the Alzheimer's Disease Multiple Intervention Trial (ADMIT).
abstract: There is no way to prevent functional declines related to Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The use of occupational therapy (OT) has been shown to be successful in managing some aspects of AD. We added home-based OT to evidence-based best practice for AD with the aim of delaying functional decline in people with AD. OT was delivered in the home to a caregiver dyad including the person with AD and her/his caregiver. This paper describes the OT intervention for the AD Multiple Intervention Trial, a parallel randomized controlled trial. We include baseline data on the 180 caregiver dyads.
authors.affiliation: Colorado State University, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Fort Collins, CO.
authors.forename: Arlene A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.affiliation: Regenstrief Institute, Research Coordinator, Indianapolis, IN; Home Health Services, Westfield, IN.
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spangler-Morris
authors.affiliation: Eskenazi Health, Department of Occupational Therapy, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Rachel C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Beauchamp
authors.affiliation: Roudebush VAMC, Rehabilitation Services, Occupational Therapy, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Miranda C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wellington
authors.affiliation: Eskenazi Health, Department of Occupational Therapy, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Whitney M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Hayden
authors.affiliation: Eskenazi Health, Department of Occupational Therapy, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Hannah S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Porterfield
authors.affiliation: Regenstrief Institute, Research Coordinator, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Denisha
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.affiliation: Regenstrief Institute, Research Coordinator, Indianapolis, IN; Indiana University, Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN; Indiana University, School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Callahan
keywords: Alzheimer’s Disease; dementia; functional decline; occupational therapy