Alzheimer's & Dementia Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Resources
Communication Materials
Displaying 51 - 60 of 170 resources.
- This article developed by the University of Pennsylvania’s Memory Center offers guidelines to Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers for managing daily care at home and coping with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article includes general tips and anxiety-busting tools, advice on medical care, activity ideas for meaningful engagement, and additional information on COVID-19 and Alzheimer’s disease.
- The BrightFocus Foundation’s Clinical Trials Finder asks a series of questions to help users find an appropriate Alzheimer’s disease clinical trial. The foundation has also developed a brochure, “Clinical Trials: Your Questions Answered.” BrightFocus funds scientific research worldwide related to Alzheimer’s disease. “Turning Point” is a documentary (2.5 hours, 2017) that provides an inside look at the doctors, scientists and patients who are working to uncover the mysteries of Alzheimer’s...
- Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are described in infographics produced by the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC).
- This article describes the information-gathering process that led to the creation of two educational resources designed specifically for the Hispanic/Latino population, The Precious Gift Brain Donation Brochure and the Brain Donation Steps Handout . In a review of the National Alzheimer’s Coordination Center’s (NACC) database for June 2005–May 2016, the authors found that people who self-identify as Hispanic/Latino made up only 8 percent of participants enrolled and 3 percent of the deceased...
- The University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) publishes a biannual, 12-page publication for a lay audience.
- Dimensions is a twice-a-year publication of the University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC).
- This 12-page guide describes the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and provides information on Mayo-provided programs and resources focused on mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal degeneration.
- This 20-page handbook is intended as a resource for people who have been diagnosed with memory loss. A shorter version is available in Spanish.
- More than 25 plain-language informational brochures in English have been developed to enable and improve communication between clinical research staff and research participants. Most of the brochures are available in an additional 15 languages.
- NIA’s "Clinical Trials and Older Adults" booklet covers the what and why of clinical trials, benefits and risks of participating, and how to find a clinical trial.