Cost-Effectiveness of the Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Program-Care in Informal Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease

Laura Muñoz-Bermejo (), María José González-Becerra (), Sabina Barrios-Fernández, Salvador Postigo-Mota, María del Rocío Jerez-Barroso, Juan Agustín Franco Martínez, Belén Suárez-Lantarón, Diego Muñoz Marín, Nieves Martín-Bermúdez, Raquel Ortés-Gómez, Martín Gómez-Ullate-García de León, Marta Martínez-Acevedo, Lara Rocha-Gómez, Sara Espejo-Antúnez, Mercedes Fraile-Bravo, María Gloria Solís Galán, Ignacio Chato-Gonzalo, Francisco Javier Domínguez Muñoz, Miguel Ángel Hernández-Mocholí, Miguel Madruga-Vicente, Angelina Prado-Solano, María Mendoza-Muñoz, Jorge Carlos-Vivas, Jorge Pérez-Gómez, Raquel Pastor-Cisneros, Paulina Fuentes-Flores, Damián Pereira-Payo, Javier De Los Ríos-Calonge, Javier Urbano-Mairena, Joan Guerra-Bustamante and José Carmelo Adsuar
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Laura Muñoz-Bermejo: Social Impact and Innovation in Health (InHEALTH) Research Group, University Centre of Mérida, University of Extremadura, 06800 Mérida, Spain
María José González-Becerra: BioẼrgon Research Group, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Sabina Barrios-Fernández: Social Impact and Innovation in Health (InHEALTH) Research Group, University Centre of Mérida, University of Extremadura, 06800 Mérida, Spain
Salvador Postigo-Mota: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, University of Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
María del Rocío Jerez-Barroso: Social Impact and Innovation in Health (InHEALTH) Research Group, University Centre of Mérida, University of Extremadura, 06800 Mérida, Spain
Juan Agustín Franco Martínez: Health Economy Motricity and Education (HEME) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Belén Suárez-Lantarón: Education Sciences Department, Faculty of Education, University of Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
Diego Muñoz Marín: Department of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Av. de la Universidad, s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Nieves Martín-Bermúdez: Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education and Education and Psychology, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Raquel Ortés-Gómez: Area Specialist in the Extremadura Health Service, Geriatrics Service of the Hospital Virgen del Puerto de Plasencia, 10600 Plasencia, Spain
Martín Gómez-Ullate-García de León: Department of Teaching of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, Faculty of Teacher Training, University of Extremadura, 10004 Cáceres, Spain
Marta Martínez-Acevedo: Neurology Service, Badajoz University Hospital Complex, 06080 Badajoz, Spain
Lara Rocha-Gómez: Gpex-Eshaex Superior School of Hotel Management and Agrotourism of Extremadura, 06800 Mérida, Spain
Sara Espejo-Antúnez: Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Teacher Training, University of Extremadura, 10004 Cáceres, Spain
Mercedes Fraile-Bravo: Health Economy Motricity and Education (HEME) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
María Gloria Solís Galán: Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Teacher Training, University of Extremadura, 10004 Cáceres, Spain
Ignacio Chato-Gonzalo: Department of Social Sciences, Language and Literature Teaching, Faculty of Teacher Training, University of Extremadura, 10004 Cáceres, Spain
Francisco Javier Domínguez Muñoz: Physical Activity and Quality of Life (AFYCAV) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Miguel Ángel Hernández-Mocholí: Physical Activity and Quality of Life (AFYCAV) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Miguel Madruga-Vicente: Physical Activity and Quality of Life (AFYCAV) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Angelina Prado-Solano: Social Impact and Innovation in Health (InHEALTH) Research Group, University Centre of Mérida, University of Extremadura, 06800 Mérida, Spain
María Mendoza-Muñoz: Physical and Health Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life (PHYQOL) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Jorge Carlos-Vivas: Health Economy Motricity and Education (HEME) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Jorge Pérez-Gómez: Health Economy Motricity and Education (HEME) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Raquel Pastor-Cisneros: Social Impact and Innovation in Health (InHEALTH) Research Group, University Centre of Mérida, University of Extremadura, 06800 Mérida, Spain
Paulina Fuentes-Flores: Promoting a Healthy Society (PHeSo) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain
Damián Pereira-Payo: Promoting a Healthy Society (PHeSo) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain
Javier De Los Ríos-Calonge: Promoting a Healthy Society (PHeSo) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain
Javier Urbano-Mairena: Promoting a Healthy Society (PHeSo) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain
Joan Guerra-Bustamante: Health Economy Motricity and Education (HEME) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
José Carmelo Adsuar: Promoting a Healthy Society (PHeSo) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-16

Abstract: People with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) diagnosis who get informal care remain at home longer, reducing the demand for healthcare resources but increasing the stress of caregiving. Research on the effectiveness of physical training, psychoeducational, cognitive–behavioural, and health education programs in reducing the caregiver load and enhancing health-related quality of life (HRQoL) exist, but none exist about an integrated interdisciplinary program. The goals of this project are (1) to assess the Integral-CARE Interdisciplinary Program (IP) applicability, safety, effects on HRQoL, and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for AD caregivers; (2) to evaluate the IP applicability and cost-effectiveness to enhance the physical, psychoemotional, cognitive–behavioural dimensions, and the health education status of informal caregivers, and (3) to study the transference of the results to the public and private sectors. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted with an experimental (IP) and a control group (no intervention). The PI will be conducted over nine months using face-to-face sessions (twice a week) and virtual sessions on an online platform (once a week). There will be an initial, interim (every three months), and final assessment. Focus groups with social and health agents will be organized to determine the most important information to convey to the public and private sectors in Extremadura (Spain). Applicability, safety, HRQoL, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, and HRQoL will be the main outcome measures, while secondary measures will include sociodemographic data; physical, psychoemotional, health education, and cognitive–behavioural domains; program adherence; and patient health status. Data will be examined per procedure and intention to treat. A cost-effectiveness study will also be performed from the viewpoints of private and public healthcare resources.

Keywords: Alzheimer’s caregivers; training programs; quality of life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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