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Changing Talk Online Training (CHATO): A National Trial to Reduce Behavioral Symptoms in Long Term Care Residents with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Award Number: R01AG069171
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/15/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2027

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Changing Talk Online Training (CHATO): A National Trial to Reduce Behavioral Symptoms in Long Term Care Residents with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - Project Abstract The growing population of persons with dementia presents challenges to providing high quality nursing home (NH) care. Care is complicated by behavioral and psychosocial symptoms of dementia (BPSD) such as aggression, vocal outbursts, wandering, and withdrawal that occur as persons with dementia lose cognitive and communication abilities and cannot verbally express unmet physical and psychosocial needs. NH staff use “elderspeak,” speech similar to baby talk that is demeaning to residents. Residents react to elderspeak with BPSD resulting in increased use of psychotropic medication to control BPSD, higher staffing needs, more staff stress and turnover, and increased costs. The Changing Talk (CHAT) training program educates staff about elderspeak and person-centered communication strategies and is proven to reduce staff elderspeak and BPSD. The next step to increase the impact of this effective classroom-based training is to test CHAT content provided in online internet modules. Providing this training online (CHATO) can improve access for busy staff and those in rural and small NHs to increase dissemination across care settings to improve dementia care. This continuing renewal study will test a new, online version of CHAT, a nonpharmacological intervention that effectively decreases staff elderspeak communication and subsequently reduces BPSD in NH residents with dementia. The interactive CHATO modules provide flexible access to training, continuously accessible to staff via the internet. In this pragmatic trial, 120 NHs will be randomly assigned to CHATO training or to the control group. BPSD and psychotropic medication rate data, extracted from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Nursing Home Compare and Minimum Data Set, will be compared using linear mixed modeling. NH strategies used to engage staff (paid time to complete, recognition) and other supports will be analyzed in relation to staff participation rates and changes in the outcome measures. Costs will be determined in relation to changes in the outcomes and ongoing use and reinforcement of training will be assessed at a one-year follow-up survey for participating nursing homes. The overall goal of this study is to prepare for large scale dissemination and implementation of this evidence-based nonpharmacological intervention to reduce RTC for residents with dementia across long term care settings. This research addresses NIA's milestones for nonpharmacological dementia care interventions, NINR's symptom management and caregiver support missions, the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease goal to enhance care quality and efficiency, and the Alzheimer's Association Plan to build a workforce with high- quality care skills. Reducing inappropriate use of psychoactive medications to control BPSD is the top priority goal of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care. As the number of persons with dementia triples in the next 30 years, empowering care providers to provide high quality dementia care is of critical importance.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	3901 RAINBOW BLVD	KANSAS CITY	KS	66160	WYANDOTTE	USA	Aging Research	000	10	3/18/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $667,846 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	3901 RAINBOW BLVD	KANSAS CITY	KS	66160	WYANDOTTE	USA	Aging Research	000	10	7/16/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$667,846
														Subtotal = $667,846

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $680,267 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	3901 RAINBOW BLVD	KANSAS CITY	KS	66160	WYANDOTTE	USA	Aging Research	001	9	6/5/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$702,730
2024	2023	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	3901 RAINBOW BLVD	KANSAS CITY	KS	66160	WYANDOTTE	USA	Aging Research	000	8	11/1/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$22,463
														Subtotal = $680,267

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $725,180 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	3901 RAINBOW BLVD	KANSAS CITY	KS	66160	WYANDOTTE	USA	Aging Research	000	8	5/29/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$725,180
														Subtotal = $725,180

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2021	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Aging Research	001	7	5/2/2022	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2022	2021	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Aging Research	000	7	4/28/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $1,041,292 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Aging Research	005	7	6/15/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$739,610
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Aging Research	006	7	6/16/2021	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$148,811
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Aging Research	001	6	3/1/2021	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$152,871
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Aging Research	003	6	3/11/2021	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2021	2020	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Aging Research	004	6	4/15/2021	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2021	2020	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Aging Research	000	6	12/2/2020	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2021	2020	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Aging Research	002	6	3/4/2021	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $1,041,292

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $770,358 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	4330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY	SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	66205	JOHNSON	USA	Aging Research	000	6	9/11/2020	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$770,358
														Subtotal = $770,358

Grand Total All Awards = $3,884,943

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Changing Talk Online Training (CHATO): A National Trial to Reduce Behavioral Symptoms in Long Term Care Residents with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Award Number: R01AG069171

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/15/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2027

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