Compass for Care is a nationwide study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The purpose of this study is to test online programs designed to assist caregivers. One program focuses on well-being and the other on safety.
Researchers are currently working on a research project to understand aging, decision making, and the brain. This study involves visiting the University of Arizona campus five times.
Through this study, researchers hope to understand how social networks contribute to caregiver well-being and reduce burdens associated with caring for persons living with dementia.
University of Arizona – Tucson researchers are looking for volunteers living with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) to participate in a research study that investigates therapeutic effects of noninvasive brain stimulation on language.
EPIC II (Early-Stage Partners in Care) is a research project designed to assist people with early-stage memory loss and their care partners by providing early-stage related education and skill-training sessions designed to reduce stress, enhance well-being, manage challenges, and plan for the future. Researchers will gather feedback from individuals about their experience to continue to improve programs for early-stage memory loss.
This study is designed as a longitudinal study. It includes surveying current caregivers to assess if they witness lucid moments in a person with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. Assessments will be done monthly for one year.
The Learning from Family and Friends Who Helped with Dementia Care Study is seeking former dementia caregivers to learn from their experience with the hope of sharing successful strategies with others.
The Learning Skills Together study is a Zoom-delivered complex care training for family caregivers to persons living with dementia.