Objectives Australian guidelines for dementia cover 109 recommendations for dementia care. Knowing which recommendations to implement poses a challenge for general practitioners (GPs). This study aimed to gather general practice perspectives of priority recommendations for GPs in their practice. Methods To ...
At the moment four national quality guidelines for chronic diseases are under development: COPD, diabetes, dementia and Parkinson's disease. Furthermore, a guideline for hospital admission and discharge management is in progress. As the utilization of these guidelines in practice is not predictable ...
Information issues for providers of services to people with dementia living in the community in Australia: breaking the cycle of frustration The rising prevalence of dementia and concomitant demands upon dementia services are global issues. In Australia, dementia has attained national health pri... A...
This includes formal services such as home care and institutionalization as well as informal care provided by family and relatives, which together constitute the largest cost associated with dementia both globally [2] and in Sweden [9]. Several studies have estimated the cost of care for AD, ...
Admission to an acute hospital can be distressing and disorientating for a person with dementia, and is associated with decline in cognitive and functional ability. The objective of this audit was to assess the quality of dementia care in acute hospitals in the Republic of Ireland.Across all 35...
By doing so, we aim to contribute to a better understanding of the implementation and impacts of national standards for comprehensive care in acute care hospitals internationally. 2. Method This study used an “integrative review” approach and adhered to the PRISMA guidelines for reporting on the...
1990-2017 Global Disparities in Parkinson Disease Guidelines for Reporting Outcomes in Trial Protocols: The SPIRIT-Outcomes 2022 Extension Mass Violence and the Complex Spectrum of Mental Illness and Mental Functioning Neuropsychiatry Sequelae of COVID-19 A New Framework for Dementia Nomenclature Org...
Rationalising Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia (RAPID) complex intervention: A mixed-methods feasibility intervention study Background:To help address the issue of inappropriate antipsychotic prescribing to nursing home residents with dementia, the 'Rationalising Antipsychotic P... KA Walsh,S Byrne,A...
View LargeDownload Dementia Severity Categories Based on CDR-SB Scores 1. Leber P Guidelines for the Clinical Evaluation of Antidementia Drugs. Washington, DC US Food and Drug Administration1990; 2. Hughes CPBerg LDanziger WLCoben LAMartin RL A new clinical scale for the staging of dementia. ...
Background: Canada's National Dementia Strategy (NDS) is on its way, but it has come late compared to other countries. The healthcare system is managed by provincial governments, and each of them has its own strategy in place but there appears to be differences between each province's appro...