Caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias can be mentally and physically taxing. STAR-C is an evidence-based, effective, one-on-one caregiver educational intervention. Authors assessed the feasibility, preliminary efficacy, and cost of implementing a caregiver support intervention (STAR-C-Telemedecine), using Internet-based videoconferencing, participants, in their own homes, connected the university-based study staff using videoconferencing technology.
“It took the stress out of getting help”: the STAR-C-Telemedecine mixed methods pilot ; Lindauer, R. Croff, K. Mincks, N. Mattek, S.J. Shofner, N. Bouranis, L. Teri http://www.care-weekly.com/all-issues.html?article=33