Table 1 Components of the LIVE intervention in the LIVE@Home.Path trial
Learning | Innovation | Volunteer | Empowerment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Content | Local learning programs covering key aspects of the dementia syndrome, coping in daily life, legal, safety and economic issues | Tailored use of welfare technology such as technical aids, cognitive intervention devices and assisted living systems/smart house systems Service innovation Data collection | PWDs often experience social deprivation, and volunteer support is a politically highly prioritized area in Norway Support of relatives | End-of-life care and advance care planning: a repeating process of communication to investigate values and wishes for domestic and institutionalized treatment and care (i.e. “What matters to you?”) Systematic medication review by the PWD’s general practitioner |
Participants | PWD Caregivers Coordinators Volunteers Teachers in the municipal and specialized health-care services | PWD Caregivers Coordinators | PWD Caregivers Coordinators Volunteers from nonprofit organizations (The Red Cross, Norwegian Association for Public Health) Volunteer managers | PWD Caregivers Coordinators General practitioner |
Actions | Coordinator: • Inform about potential lessons/courses for both PWD and caregiver • Search for practical solutions to ensure participation | Coordinator: • Assess and evaluate usefulness of devices already in use • Inform about additional available welfare technology in the municipality • Inform about specific communication platforms (Jodacare©, Friskus©), social media forums (Facebook©) and applications for tablets (Alight©) | Coordinator: • Inform about volunteer services Volunteer manager: • Match PWD with volunteer after assessment of preferences and wishes | Coordinator: • Initiate systematic medication review with general practitioner • Initiate advanced care planning with general practitioner, including issues on formal next of kin, guardianship • Facilitate application process for home-based services |