CAMH - McMaster Collaborative Care Initiative For Mental Health Risk Factors In Dementia
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-07-16
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Age remains the single most significant risk factor for developing dementia, particularly
Alzheimer's dementia (AD). Given the rate at which Canada's population is aging, the quest to
determine modifiable risk factors, whether by prevention, earlier detection, or an ability to
slow the rate of decline, is a key priority in health care. Primary care is likely to play a
pivotal role in this initiative. Collaborative mental health care between primary care
providers and mental health clinicians has been demonstrated to be effective at the patient
and system levels. Thus, the overall goal of this project is to assess impact and feasibility
of implementing a collaborative care evidence-based Integrated Care Pathway (ICP) in
addressing three potentially reversible risk factors at high risk for developing AD: anxiety,
depression, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI).