Achieving Dissemination and Implementation Success in Dementia Care: A Consideration of Methodological Strategies

Designing dementia care interventions with the intent of implementation at the earliest stages of development is critical. Key methodological strategies to expedite the translational "pipeline" of dementia care science include the identification, measurement, and testing of mechanisms of action; use of process evaluations; application of advanced intervention design methodologies such as the Multiphase Optimization Strategy, Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trials, and hybrid-effectiveness studies; and incorporation of person-centered outcome measures.