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| A preliminary study of the effects of early intervention with people with dementia and their families in a memory clinic | | Author(s) | E Moniz-Cook, S Agar, G Gibson |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 2, no 3, August 1998 |
| Pages | pp 199-211 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Family care ; Kingston-upon-Hull. |
| Annotation | A brief individualised intervention comprising of information about diagnosis and prognosis, reinforcement of coping strategies, crisis prevention advice, and memory management programmes was offered to newly diagnosed people with dementia and their families in Hull, prior to referral to the services of their local psychogeriatric community support team. At 18-month follow-up, improvements were found in the memory scores of the experimental group. Carer well-being was worse in the control group and this was associated with an increased likelihood of the breakdown of home care. The authors concluded that psychosocial variables may be important at the time of diagnosis and noted an interesting relationship between memory ability in people with dementia and carer strain. Methodological improvements are outlined for the purpose of future replication. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980828406 A |
| Classmark | EA: DB: P6:SJ: 8HUD |
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