Award
NIH Reporter #11131271
Using design thinking approaches to tailor a dyadic behavioral sleep intervention for persons living with dementia and their caregivers
Recipient
Emory University
Award Amount
$187,588.00
Ceiling
$187,588.00
Awarded
August 26, 2025
Identifier
11131271
A research project funded by the National Institute on Aging to develop and test a dyadic behavioral sleep intervention for persons living with dementia and their caregivers, focusing on improving sleep and quality of life through a tailored cognitive behavioral therapy approach.
Description
This project aims to develop and test a dyadic sleep intervention for dementia patients and caregivers, using design thinking and stakeholder input, with a focus on feasibility and preliminary efficacy. The intervention is tailored within the cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) framework and will be tested in a waitlist randomized control trial.