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| A population needs assessment profile for dementia | | Author(s) | David S Gordon, Paul Spicker, Brian R Ballinger |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 6, June 1997 |
| Pages | pp 642-647 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Needs indicators ; Evaluation ; Time conditions ; Tayside. |
| Annotation | The Tayside Profile for Dementia Planning is an instrument designed to obtain data for population needs assessment and planning. It provides a brief tool to collect a minimum dataset by non-specialists. Third party informants - informal carers or involved professionals - are used as data sources. The key concept is the use of a descriptive profile rather than a summative score or categorisation. The profile consists of a set of needs indicators, information on current service response and demographic and background data. Key levels of dependency are measured by time interval dependency. Validity, reliability, acceptability and usability are satisfactory, with the crucial exception that informal carers and professionals appear to perceive needs differently. Further research is needed to assess which type of informant provides the more useful data. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970807244 A |
| Classmark | EA: IK:3RI: 4C: 4E: 9E |
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