Dementia Caregiving Research Opportunities

Researchers at The Ohio State University College of Nursing are conducting an exploratory study with spouses or adult children who provide care to a family member with dementia.

Oftentimes, as the family member’s dementia progresses, the family caregiver becomes more isolated in the home setting. The aim of the study is to gather family caregiver perspectives on ways of using head mounted display – augmented reality technology for group activities with other family members. The findings will assist us in developing a future study on use of augmented reality technology.

All participants who agree to participate will be asked to complete questionnaires before the study starts. We will conduct focus group interviews of 6-10 family caregivers. If you are unable to attend the focus group, we can also schedule a one-on-one interview with you.

The total amount of time for participation (includes the informed consent, demographic questionnaire and the focus group interview) is 1.5 to 2 hours.

We will give you $20 gift card for participating in the study.

If you are interested in knowing more about the study and taking part in these sessions, please contact Judith Tate at 614-292-4907 or by email at tate.230@osu.edu.

Researchers at The Ohio State University affiliated with the Golden Buckeye Center for Dementia Caregiving are developing a registry to give caregivers opportunities to be involved in caregiving research and to enhance recruitment of caregivers of people with dementia in clinical research.

Caregivers who use the Golden Buckeye Center for Dementia Caregiving resources have an opportunity to enlist in the Caregiver Research Registry and participate in studies where they are interested and eligible. Affiliated researchers will send research information and invitations to eligible caregivers enlisted in the registry. There is no obligation to participate in a particular study. You may leave the registry at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which you would otherwise be entitled. You must complete this intake form and express interest in learning more about opportunities to participate in dementia and/or caregiving research if you are interested in participating prior to filling out the research registry consent form below.

If you are interested in knowing more about the research registry, please contact Emmett Narby, Research Technician, at 614-292-5012 or narby.1@osu.edu or Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, Principal Investigator of the research registry, at 614-292-8336 or happ.3@osu.edu.

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Interested in Research with The Ohio State University Center for Cognitive and Memory Disorders? We have studies for multiple different conditions related to thinking and memory. We also have studies for clinically normal people. If you would like to learn more, please contact us!

Email (preferred): Cognitive@osumc.edu
Phone: 614-293-3699