: Building community connections to reduce stigma and foster inclusion.

Around the world people with dementia face stigma and social exclusion. An interdisciplinary team from Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia led a collaborative project developing cross-border community partnerships to increase awareness and reduce stigma, promote social participation of people with dementia, and enhance their well-being. The work was organized around three themes - citizen engagement, social entrepreneurship, and creative expression - and involved regular meetings so researchers, community providers, and people with dementia and care partners could know each other better.

Involving People with Memory Loss in the Development of a Patient Handbook: A Strengths-Based Approach.

A memory clinic used two key approaches in developing a patient and family handbook: partnership with people with memory loss and strengths-based social work practice. Social worker coeditors of the handbook intentionally sought guidance from people with mild to moderate memory loss regarding handbook content, design, and overall tone. A focus group, three sessions of a review group, e-mails, and personal interviews were used to solicit and review input from participants.

Behavioral Interventions to Prevent or Delay Dementia: Protocol for a Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Study.

Background: Currently, people at risk for dementia and their caregivers are confronted with confusing choices about what behavioral interventions are most effective.

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine which empirically supported behavioral interventions most impact the outcomes highly valued by patients with mild cognitive impairment and their partners.

Methods: This protocol describes a comparative effectiveness trial targeting 300 participants with mild cognitive impairment and their study partners.