“Taking Charge” after a diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia: a randomized controlled trial
There was no significant difference between the Take Charge and control groups, and Take Charge did not improve physical health-related QoL for people living with MCI or mild dementia. More work is needed to establish the appropriateness and efficacy of self-directed programs for this population.
Authors
- Miia Rahja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0845-5459)
- Aarti Gulyani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3388-1476)
- Maria Crotty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2996-5135)
- Harry McNaughton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3030-6062)
- Qunyan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2486-9814)
- Kate Laver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0259-2209)
- Elita Santosaputri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7941-5035)
- Owen Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7237-7056)
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- Flinders Medical Centre (AU)
- Women's and Children's Health Network (AU)
- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health (AU)
- Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Gerontologist
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf280
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Flinders Foundation
- Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration