Publications by authors named "Chinh Hong Nguyen"

Objectives: Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) pose a growing public health challenge in Vietnam. This study describes a community-based screening protocol to identify older adults and their primary family caregivers in Hai Duong province to support recruitment for a caregiver intervention clinical trial.

Methods: Village health workers were trained to identify older adults at risk for dementia using a simplified tool adapted from the California Alzheimer's Disease Centers' Assessment of Cognitive Complaints Toolkit.

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Article Synopsis
  • * Sixty family caregivers participated in a randomized trial comparing a culturally adapted intervention to a control group, with a majority completing the study.
  • * Results showed that caregivers in the intervention group experienced significantly lower levels of burden and psychological distress compared to the control group, indicating the intervention's effectiveness.
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