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Improving quality of health care for dementia: a consumer approach — (Special section: Educating physicians in the detection of Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias)
Author(s)	Michelle Plauché Barclay, Debra Cherry, Brian S Mittman
Journal title	Clinical Gerontologist, vol 29, no 2, 2005
Pages	pp 45-60
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Medical care ; Quality ; General practitioners ; Consumer ; Projects ; United States of America.
Annotation	The growing ageing population and concerns about quality health care for people with dementia and other chronic illnesses have stimulated numerous efforts targeting health care providers. The "Partnering with Your Doctor" programme is the first to explore the efficacy of a consumer "self-management" approach to improving dementia health care. The programme, consisting of a workshop and accompanying informational booklet available in English or Spanish, was conducted across California. Evaluation results indicated that participants were satisfied with the programme, learned new actions to take before and during doctor visits, and experienced increased confidence in their ability to work effectively with doctors to improve the quality of care received. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070413205 A
Classmark	EA: LK: 59: QT6: WY: 3E: 7T
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