AM and LS conceived of the study and participated in its design; MCG participated in the design of the study and drafting of the manuscript; EB and FA collected data; GC organized dental examination appointments and administered and collected questionnaires; and GCampus performed the statistical analysis and was involved in the drafting of the manuscript.
Consenting patients will be contacted by the Study Coordinator within 1 week to, make an appointment to administer the cognitive screen and BDI-II to check for the exclusion criteria 7 and 8.
After written informed consent had been given, a team of research assistants who were trained by the project manager made an appointment to administer questionnaires at the families' homes.
When a home health caregiver checks into a patient's home, she can tap information about the patient into the tablet, describing what the patient ate, what activity he/she did, the patient's mood, any problems, medicines administered, doctors' appointments -- information which is transmitted in real time to the patient's doctor and all family members who are subscribers to the plan.
Two nurses administered the participant appointments and questionnaires.
One researcher administered the participant appointments and questionnaires and instructed the participants not to say anything that could reveal their pain, disability trait, or state.
The questionnaires were administered before medical appointments in a quiet environment (meeting room).
A questionnaire was also administered during this appointment that asked about household pesticide use, to account for nondietary sources of pesticide exposure.
A questionnaire was also administered during this appointment that asked about household pesticide use to account for other sources of possible pesticide exposure.
They drive them to endless medical appointments and administer complicated medication regimens.
The CANE was administered at the second appointment, which was scheduled within two weeks after the first appointment.
