Memory Support System Feasibility Study

A survey will be created and sent out to participants with MCI who have expressed interest in participating in research and have been seen at a memory clinic or geriatric day hospital after the initiation of the study. The survey will consist of a Likert scale and open questions related to patient interest in and preferred length of MSS administration and preference for in-person versus virtual administration.

During and after collection of the survey data, a sample of 20 individuals with MCI (ages ≥50) and their care partners will undergo MSS training.

At enrollment in the MSS training, participants with MCI and their care partners will complete measures of cognitive and functional status. Participants and partners will also complete measures of treatment adherence, IADLs, self-efficacy for memory, quality of life, mood, anxiety, and caregiver burden at baseline, treatment end, and 8-week follow-up. Participants will complete the MSS training consisting of ten 1-hour sessions delivered over two or six weeks, starting 7-10 days after initial assessment. Training will be offered in English or French. After the intervention, participants and their partners will complete a semi-structured interview, seeking suggestions for improving the MSS, teaching curriculum, and intervention logistics.

• Adherence to French Memory Support System Intervention [Срок оценки: One week after starting the treatment (MSS intervention), at completion of the treatment - on average 6 weeks, and at 8 week follow-up after treatment end.]
• Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale [Срок оценки: Baseline, at completion of the treatment - on average 6 weeks, and at 8 week follow-up after treatment end.]
• Everyday Cognition questionnaire. [Срок оценки: Baseline, at completion of the treatment - on average 6 weeks, and at 8 week follow-up after treatment end.]
• Functional Assessment Questionnaire [Срок оценки: Baseline, at completion of the treatment - on average 6 weeks, and at 8 week follow-up after treatment end.]
• Quality of Life in Alzheimer Disease [Срок оценки: Baseline, at completion of the treatment - on average 6 weeks, and at 8 week follow-up after treatment end.]
• State-Trait Anxiety Inventory by the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health project [Срок оценки: Baseline, at completion of the treatment - on average 6 weeks, and at 8 week follow-up after treatment end.]
• Chronic Disease Self-efficacy Scale [Срок оценки: Baseline, at completion of the treatment - on average 6 weeks, and at 8 week follow-up after treatment end.]
• Caregiver Burden Inventory Short-Form [Срок оценки: Baseline, at completion of the treatment - on average 6 weeks, and at 8 week follow-up after treatment end.]