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| Placement of dementia sufferers in residential and nursing home care | | Author(s) | Carol Bannister, Clive Ballard, Marissza Lana |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 27, no 2, March 1998 |
| Pages | pp 189-194 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Family care ; Stress ; Admission [care homes] ; Admission [nursing homes]. |
| Annotation | Few UK studies have examined the associations between residential or nursing home placement in dementia sufferers. 124 patients with mild to moderate dementia (according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd edition revised: DSM-III-R) and in contact with clinical services were evaluated with a detailed standardised assessment and followed up at monthly intervals for one year. 25 (21.6%) of the 116 patients living at home were admitted to residential or nursing home care during the follow-up year. Institutional placement was associated with greater severity of cognitive impairment, severity of Parkinsonism, and the failure of carers to adopt active coping strategies. An intervention to improve coping skills in carers may decrease the rates of residential and nursing home placement. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981208224 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SJ: QNH: KW:QKH: LHB:QKH |
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