SynthesisAnnals of family medicine2016
Family Physician-Case Manager Collaboration and Needs of Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effectiveness of different post-diagnostic dementia care models delivered by primary care: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators for GPs in dementia advance care planning: A systematic integrative review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Improving Prediction of Dementia in Primary Care.Annals of family medicine · 2018Trial
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- E-bibliotherapy for improving the psychological well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia: a randomized controlled trial protocol.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Vascular cognitive impairment: When memory loss is not the biggest challenge.Dementia (London, England) · 2024Article
- The effectiveness of virtual passport, an app-based intervention, for dementia care.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Use of the patient portal among older adults with diagnosed dementia and their care partners.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2023Observational
- What requirements do primary care physicians have with regard to dementia diagnostics and dementia care? - a survey study among general practitioners in Germany 2022/2023.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2023Article
- Primary care physicians' perspectives and challenges on managing multimorbidity for patients with dementia: a Japan-Michigan qualitative comparative study.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- Dynamics of Interaction among Professionals, Informal Supporters, and Family Caregivers of People with Dementia along the Dementia Care Pathway: A Nationwide Survey in Japan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Home health care of Iranian elderly with dementia: Study protocol for guideline adaptation.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Care Need Combinations for Dementia Patients with Multiple Chronic Diseases.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Diagnosis and Care Use for People with Young-Onset Dementia in Primary Care in the Netherlands.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Article
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- Slowing dementia symptoms - a qualitative study on attitudes and experiences of general practitioners in Germany.The European journal of general practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeDementia case management (CM) in primary care is a complex intervention aimed at identifying the various needs of patients with dementia and their caregivers, as well as the organization and coordination of care. A key element of CM is the collaboration of family physicians with case managers. We conducted a systematic mixed-studies review to identify the needs of the patient-caregiver dyad and the effects of CM.
methodsWe searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and EMBASE up to October 2014, regardless of the study design. Our main outcomes were needs of patients and their caregivers and the effects of CM on these needs. We used narrative syntheses to develop a taxonomy of needs and to describe the effects of CM on those needs. We used meta-analysis to calculate the prevalence of needs and the standardized mean differences to evaluate the effects of CM on the needs identified.
resultsFifty-four studies were included. We identified needs of the patient-caregiver dyad and needs of the patient and caregiver individually. CM addressed the majority of the identified needs. Still, some very common needs (eg, early diagnosis) are overlooked while other needs (eg, education on the disease) are well addressed. Fully establishing the value of CM is difficult given the small number of studies of CM in primary care.
conclusionsThere is good evidence that case managers, in collaboration with family physicians, have a pivotal role in addressing the needs of the patient-caregiver dyad.
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