Beer, Christopher, Lowry, Rachel, Horner, Barbara, Almeida, Osvaldo P., Scherer, Samuel, Lautenschlager, Nicola T., Bretland, Nick, Flett, Penelope, Schaper, Frank, Flicker, Leon

Background: Despite high levels of participation in dementia education, general practitioners (GPs) and residential care facility (RCF) staff report perceived learning needs. Small group education, which is flexible, individualized, practical and case-based, is sought. We aimed to develop educational interventions for GPs and RCF staff tailored to meet their perceived educational needs.; Methods: We used […]

Donath, Carolin, Grässel, Elmar, Grossfeld-Schmitz, Maria, Menn, Petra, Lauterberg, Jörg, Wunder, Sonja, Marx, Peter, Ruckdäschel, Stephan, Mehlig, Hilmar, Holle, Rolf

Background: More than 90% of dementia patients are cared for by their general practitioners, who are decisively involved in the diagnosis, therapy and recommendation of support services.; Objective: To test whether special training of general practitioners alters the care of dementia patients through their systematic recommendation of caregiver counseling and support groups.; Method: 129 general […]

Meeuwsen, Els, Melis, René, van der Aa, Geert, Golüke-Willemse, Gertie, de Leest, Benoit, van Raak, Frank, Schölzel-Dorenbos, Carla, Verheijen, Desiree, Verhey, Frans, Visser, Marieke, Wolfs, Claire, Adang, Eddy, Olde Rikkert, Marcel

Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of post-diagnosis dementia treatment and coordination of care by memory clinics compared to general practitioners’ care.; Methods: A multicentre randomised trial with 175 community dwelling patients newly diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia, and their informal caregivers, with twelve months’ follow-up. Cost-effectiveness was evaluated from a societal point of view […]

Edvardsson, David, Sandman, P. O., Borell, Lena

Background: Person-centeredness has had substantial uptake in the academic literature on care of older people and people with dementia. However, challenges exist in interpreting and synthesizing the evidence on effects of providing person-centered care, as the person-centered components of some intervention studies are unclear—targeting very different and highly specific aspects of person-centeredness, as well as […]