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ArticleAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias2010

Discussing dementia-related behaviors during medical visits for people with Alzheimer's disease.

Amanda E Hunsaker, Karen Schmidt, Jennifer H Lingler

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Article in American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. Strengthening the dementia care triad: identifying knowledge gaps and linking to resources.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2015
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  11. Dementia Services Mini-Screen: a simple method to identify patients and caregivers in need of enhanced dementia care services.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2014
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  12. Magnitude and causes of bias among family caregivers rating Alzheimer disease patients.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2013
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Amanda E HunsakerSchool of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. aeh30@pitt.edu
Karen Schmidt
Jennifer H Lingler

Funding

TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEP50AG005133 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BECKER, JAMES T. · 1985 to 2019
$43.0M
NIA NIH HHS P50 AG005133NIA NIH HHS P50 AG05133
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research suggests that caregivers appreciate support from primary care physicians (PCPs) regarding dementia care; however, there remains a need for studies examining the role that PCPs play in behavior management. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively characterize the discussion on dementia-related behaviors (DRBs) during PCP visits and compare findings to an independently administered assessment of DRBs exhibited within a period of 4 weeks prior to the PCP visit. Twenty-five PCP visits of persons with dementia, in which caregivers coattended the visit, were audio-recorded and analyzed for occurrence of DRB discussion. Disruptive behaviors were reported by 80% of caregivers via independent assessment, yet discussed in 23% of medical visits. Dementia-related behavior discussion occurred in visits where caregivers independently reported significantly higher behavior frequency and behavior-related burden. Implications of findings for ways PCPs can assist the caregiver in behavior management are discussed.

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AdultAgedAlzheimer DiseaseComorbidityDementiaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOffice VisitsPrevalencePrimary Health CarePsychomotor AgitationSeverity of Illness Index

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PMID20147601
PMCPMC3055741

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