Evidence of what works to support and sustain care at home for people with dementia: A literature review with a systematic approach

Findings

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Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Full-text report

Full-text report (free)
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2012
Year Published

2015
Quality Rating

6/9 (AMSTAR rating from Program in Policy Decision-making)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (41); Not reported (33); UK (England) (30); Australia (16); UK (13); Canada (12); Germany (5); Sweden (5); Finland (3); Italy (3); Netherlands (3); Spain (3); France (2); Ireland (2); No studies met the inclusion criteria set for the review (2); Not yet available (2); Switzerland (2); Taiwan (2); UK (Scotland) (2); Brazil (1); Denmark (1); India (1); Israel (1); Japan (1); Korea - South (1); Norway (1); UK (Wales) (1)
Global/regional focus

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Country focus

USA (41); Not reported (33); UK (England) (30); Australia (16); UK (13); Canada (12); Germany (5); Sweden (5); Finland (3); Italy (3); Netherlands (3); Spain (3); France (2); Ireland (2); No studies met the inclusion criteria set for the review (2); Not yet available (2); Switzerland (2); Taiwan (2); UK (Scotland) (2); Brazil (1); Denmark (1); India (1); Israel (1); Japan (1); Korea - South (1); Norway (1); UK (Wales) (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Culturally appropriate care
Case management
Package of care/care pathways/disease management
By whom care is provided
Self-management
Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
Staff - Training
Staff - Support
Staff - Continuity of care
Where care is provided
Site of service delivery
Integration of services
Outreach
With what supports is care provided
Other ICT that support individuals who provide care
ICT that support individuals who receive care
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Behaviour change support
Skills and competencies development
(Personal) Support
Communication and decision-making facilitation
Provider-targeted strategy
Educational meeting
Educational outreach visit
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Alzheimer and other dementias
Sectors
Home care
Hospital care
Providers
Physician
Generalist
Nurse
Allied health professional
Caregivers

Publication details

Citation

Dawson A, Bowes A, Kelly F, Velzke K, Ward R. Evidence of what works to support and sustain care at home for people with dementia: A literature review with a systematic approach. BMC Geriatrics. 2015;15:59.
DOI

10.1186/s12877-015-0053-9

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