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ArticleGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The DWQ-EMR Embedded Tool to Enhance the Family Physician-Caregiver Connection: A Pilot Case Study.

Kristina Marie Kokorelias, Einat Danieli, Sheila Dunn, Sid Feldman, David Patrick Ryan, Joel Sadavoy

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Article in Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Kristina Marie KokoreliasSt. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 285 Cummer Avenue, Room B105, Toronto, ON M2M 2G1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1277-472X
Einat DanieliBaycrest Health Sciences, 3560 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M6A 2E1, Canada.
Sheila DunnWomen's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, 790 Bay St, Toronto, ON M5G 1N8, Canada.
Sid FeldmanBaycrest Health Sciences, 3560 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M6A 2E1, Canada.
David Patrick RyanFaculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 263 McCaul St 3 Fl, Toronto, ON M5T 1W7, Canada.
Joel SadavoyDepartment of Psychiatry, Sinai Health, 60 Murray St, Toronto, ON M5P 3C3, Canada.
Baycrest Hospital · CASinai Health System · CASunnybrook Health Science Centre · CAUniversity of Toronto · CAWomen's College Hospital · CA

Funding

Baycrest Health Science's Academic Health Sciences Centre Academic Funding Plan Innovation Fund Funding Plan Innovation Fund
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of family caregivers to individuals with dementia is increasing. Family physicians are often the first point of access to the health care system for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Caregivers are at an increased risk of developing negative physical, cognitive and affective health problems themselves. Caregivers also describe having unmet needs to help them sustain care in the community. Family physicians are in a unique position to help support caregivers and individuals with dementia, but often struggle with keeping up with best practice dementia service knowledge. The Dementia Wellness Questionnaire was designed to serve as a starting point for discussions between caregivers and family physicians by empowering caregivers to communicate their needs and concerns and to enhance family physicians' access to specific dementia support information. The DWQ aims to alert physicians of caregiver and patient needs. This pilot study aimed to explore the experiences of physicians and caregivers of people using the Questionnaire in two family medicine clinics in Ontario, Canada. Interviews with physicians and caregivers collected data on their experiences using the DWQ following a 10-month data gathering period. Data was analyzed using content analysis. Results indicated that family physicians may have an improved efficacy in managing dementia by having dementia care case specific guidelines integrated within electronic medical records. By having time-efficient access to tailored supports, family physicians can better address the needs of the caregiver-patient dyad and help support family caregivers in their caregiving role. Caregivers expressed that the Questionnaire helped them remember concerns to bring up with physicians, in order to receive help in a more efficient manner.

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Alzheimer’s diseasecaregiversdementiafamily physiciansprimary care

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