Statistical support for improving emergency care and follow-up for people with dementia
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This project will try three kinds of support—making emergency departments more dementia-friendly, nurse telephone follow-up, and community paramedicine—to help people living with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers after an ED visit.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | New York University School of Medicine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11179231 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you or a loved one with dementia goes to the emergency department, participating hospitals will be randomly assigned to use none, one, or combinations of three programs aimed at safer care and better follow-up. The programs include emergency department care redesign, nurse-led phone outreach after discharge, and community paramedics who can visit at home. Researchers will track outcomes for patients and care partners such as return ED visits, hospital admissions, and how well care transitions go. A central statistics team will combine data across sites and use methods that let them see how each program works alone and together.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people living with dementia (including Alzheimer's) who present to one of the participating emergency departments and their care partners.
Not a fit: People without dementia or those who do not receive care at a participating emergency department are unlikely to get direct benefits from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lower avoidable ED visits and hospital stays and improve support and transitions for people with dementia and their caregivers.
How similar studies have performed: Some individual approaches like nurse follow-up and community paramedicine have shown benefits in other settings, but combining them in a randomized multifactorial ED trial is a newer approach.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- New York University School of Medicine — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Goldfeld, Keith — New York University School of Medicine
- Study coordinator: Goldfeld, Keith
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.