Communication of Dementia Diagnoses: Patient and Family Experiences and Developing Best Practices
Purpose
Share your experiences with receiving a diagnosis of dementia.
We want to learn about the experience that individuals with memory and thinking problems and their care partners had when receiving a dementia diagnosis.
This information will help healthcare providers know how to better give this diagnosis.
This study will be completed remotely. No in-person visits required.
If you’re interested in learning more, please continue to read this webpage or contact the study coordinator, Noheli Gamez:
- Email: Noheli.gamez@neurology.ufl.edu
- Phone: 352-733-2419
What’s involved?
- Volunteers will participate in a telephone interview about their experiences. Interviews will be scheduled at your convenience.
- Interviews will last no longer than one hour.
Are you eligible?
To participate, you must be:
- A person with a diagnosis of dementia given in the past 2 years
- OR the care partner/caregiver of a person who received a diagnosis of dementia in the past 2 years
- Fluent in English or Spanish
- Able and willing to participate in a phone interview
Contact
If you’re interested in learning more or participating, please call or email the study coordinator, Noheli Gamez:
- Email: Noheli.gamez@neurology.ufl.edu
- Phone: 352-733-2419
Funded by the Florida Department of Health Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program.
This study is led by Dr. Carma Bylund and Dr. Melissa Armstrong.
Study Information Flyer
Age
Gender
Monetary compensation
Can be done from home
Keywords
Dementia, Dementia - what to ask your doctorPrincipal Investigator
Contact Information
Noheli.gamez@neurology.ufl.edu
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