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Specialized continuing care models for persons with dementia
— a systematic review of the research literature | | Author(s) | Jacqueline Roberts, Gina Browne, Amiram Gafni |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 19, no 1, Spring 2000 |
| Pages | pp 106-126 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Health services ; Services ; Organisation of care ; Long term ; Domiciliary services ; Nursing homes ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | This systematic review summarises the evidence for effectiveness and efficiency of different modalities of care for people with dementia and their caregivers, whether living at home or in specialised housing or institutional care. A detailed search of the literature found studies evaluating respite care, day programmes, counselling, sheltered housing and special care units (SCUs) in institutions, and there is some evidence for the effectiveness of these models of care. No scientifically rigorous effectiveness studies - specific to those with dementia - were found for hospice care, care management, or psychogeriatric outreach mental health programmes. The review demonstrates that more research is needed which examines the effectiveness of different models of care, including some measurement of costs and of family expenditure. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001113214 A |
| Classmark | EA: L: I: P: 4Q: N: LHB: 64A |
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