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Placing the person at the centre in the diagnosis of dementia
Author(s)	Jill Manthorpe
Journal title	Journal of Dementia Care, vol 19, no 4, July/August 2011
Publisher	Hawker Publications, July/August 2011
Pages	pp 37-39 (Research focus)
Source	www.careinfo.org
Keywords	Dementia ; Cognitive impairment ; Diagnosis ; Health services ; Person-centred care ; Research Reviews.
Annotation	A research study undertook interviews with 53 people with dementia and family carers in 3 areas of England about their experience of the dementia journey, from when they or their relative first sought help with their problems to diagnosis and afterwards. This article briefly describes the study (The Transition from Cognitive Impairment to Dementia: Older People's Experiences) and its findings. It reports that the study identified key features of service responses which could be improved, such as tailoring information, providing better information about how long things might take and who people could turn to with questions, and developing a person-centred approach to memory assessment and diagnosis. The article urges professionals such as GPs to keep in touch with people during the investigations or diagnostic journey, and to tailor services to individual needs. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-130322259 A
Classmark	EA: E4: LK7: L: PAA: 3A:6KC
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