Abstract
The prevalence of Alzhiemer’s Disease (AD) is increasing with a related increase in burden on family members and society. There is a need to identify interventions that decrease the cognitive/behavioral manifestations of the disease in the patient, and the distress and health-related consequences experienced by family caregivers (CGs). This paper will present data from a pilot project that is evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of an integrated innovative technology-based dyadic intervention (DT). The patient component is designed to train both cognitive and real world functional skills The CG component is designed to enhance the CG’s skills, preparedness for the caregiver role, available resources, and reduce known areas of CG risk. The sample includes Hispanic and White American individuals with mild AD and their CGs who are randomly assigned to the DT intervention or a control condition that combines cognitive stimulation exercises for the patient and nutrition/wellness counseling for the CG.