Home time and quality of life for people with Alzheimer's
Dementia and Value of Home Time
This project aims to find what amount and kind of time spent at home makes life better for people living with Alzheimer's and related dementias.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Duke University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Durham, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-10891788 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
As someone living with dementia or as a caregiver, I would be invited to join a stakeholder panel and in-depth interviews to describe how living and receiving care at home affects daily life. The team will work with people with dementia, family caregivers, and clinicians to define different ways to count 'home time' and to develop a caregiver version that reflects their experiences. Researchers will link those home-time definitions to patient-centered outcomes and to health claims or records to see which definition best matches quality of life. They will also look for changeable risk factors that could help people spend more time at home when that matches their preferences.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are people living with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias and their family or friend caregivers who can describe daily routines, care settings, and preferences about staying at home.
Not a fit: People without dementia or those in long-term institutional care where home-time is not applicable may not directly benefit from this research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could create better ways to measure and improve quality of life so more people who want to remain at home can get the right care and support.
How similar studies have performed: The 'home time' concept has shown promise in other conditions, but applying it specifically to Alzheimer's and related dementias and tying it to patient-centered quality measures is relatively novel.
Where this research is happening
Durham, United States
- Duke University — Durham, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Van Houtven, Courtney Harold — Duke University
- Study coordinator: Van Houtven, Courtney Harold
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.