Best practices interventions to improve quality of care of people with dementia living at home

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Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2012
Year Published

2014
Quality Rating

8/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (11); UK (England) (3); Finland (2); Germany (2); France (1); Hong Kong (1); Italy (1); Netherlands (1); UK (Wales) (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

USA (11); UK (England) (3); Finland (2); Germany (2); France (1); Hong Kong (1); Italy (1); Netherlands (1); UK (Wales) (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Community
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Case management
Group care
By whom care is provided
Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
Staff - Training
Where care is provided
Outreach
With what supports is care provided
ICT that support individuals who receive care
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Skills and competencies development
(Personal) Support
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

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

Publication details

Citation

Zabalegui A, Hamers JP, Karlsson S, Leino-Kilpi H, Renom-Guiteras A, Saks K, et al. Best practices interventions to improve quality of care of people with dementia living at home. Patient Education and Counseling. 2014;95(2):175-184.
DOI

10.1016/j.pec.2014.01.00

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