Lessons learned: feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth-delivered exercise intervention for rural-dwelling individuals with dementia and their caregivers

Vanina Dal Bello-Haas

qualifications: PhD

contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, collected data, supervised data collection, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts

position: Associate professor, Assistant dean (Physiotherapy)

Canada

My research interests include understanding the interplay among impairments, activity limitations, participation restrictions, context and environment in individuals with neurodegenerative diseases (dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson disease), and older adults, and therapeutic interventions that allow individuals to maximize their function and quality of life in the face of dealing with the progressive nature of the disease.

Prof Megan O'Connell

qualifications: PhD

contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, collected data, supervised data collection, input data, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts

position: Assistant professor

Canada

Rural dementia care, neuropsychology, videoconferencing, telehealth

Debra Morgan

qualifications: PhD

contribution: contributed to drafts, assisted with project desgin, provided feedback on survey tool

position: Professor

Margaret Crossley

qualifications: PhD

contribution: contributed to drafts, assisted with project design

position: Professor Emerita