# GamePlan4Care: Web-based Delivery System for REACH II

> **NIH NIH R01** · BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE · 2020 · $506,891

## Abstract

Abstract
Daily care and supervision of a person living with dementia (PWD) has been defined as “intense caregiving” and
is associated with significant daily burdens and an overall threat to the caregiver’s quality of life. Despite evidence
suggesting that negative consequence can be remediated with community-based supports, those services
remain allusive to caregivers due to the systemic challenges of turning interventions into services. This R01
application provides proof-of-concept of GamePlan4Care (GP4C), a web-based technology enhancement of the
traditional delivery format used for Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer’s Caregiver Health II (REACH II). GP4C
automates key components of REACH II while preserving active engagement of caregivers in skill-building
exercises and provides flexible tailoring of services based on the unique needs of the family caregiver. AIM 1
will advance the current proof-of-concept GP4C into a viable delivery system for the REACH II intervention.
Development activities will be guided by user interface/user experience (UI/UX) testing and integration of live
support from a Dementia Care Specialist (DCS; i.e., interventionist). Development activities will be conducted by
the Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) Office of Digital Health with engagement of community-based
organizations, 32 family caregivers, and 5 external advisors, with oversight by the GP4C research team during
year 1. AIM 2 will compare the relative impact of GP4C to an education-based online site called GP4C-Education
on a wide range of family caregiver outcomes. Family caregivers will be randomized to one of the two conditions
and will complete an assessment battery at baseline and at the 6-month follow-up. Primary outcome measures
will include the 5 domain measures of the REACH II quality of life outcome. Secondary outcomes will include
caregiver’s self-efficacy, modified caregiver strain index (MCSI) and positive aspects of caregiving. Three
community-based partners will designate a “GP4C Champion” to promote the enrollment of 240 family caregiver
who have computer access and report regular use of the internet. Use of GP4C and GP4C-Education and contact
with DCS will be recorded by the system as implementation data. GP4C will fill a critical gap in caregiver support
services as an evidence-based, internet-enabled system capable of providing immediate, tailored education and
skills training to caregivers who can access live support from a DCS via phone or web-based video.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9978552
- **Project number:** 5R01AG061973-03
- **Recipient organization:** BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- **Principal Investigator:** ALAN B STEVENS
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $506,891
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-30 → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9978552

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9978552, GamePlan4Care: Web-based Delivery System for REACH II (5R01AG061973-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9978552. Licensed CC0.

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