ReviewBMC geriatrics2022
Characteristics of dementia-friendly hospitals: an integrative review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Advancing dementia-friendly hospital care: a systematic review of healthcare professionals' reported barriers and facilitators using the theoretical domains framework.Age and ageing · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of psychosocial and healthcare interventions on reducing hospitalization in people with dementia: an umbrella review.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Pooled it
- Dementia-Friendly Hospital-The Perspective of Professional Dementia Experts.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic inequalities in physical activity among children and adolescents in the UK and Ireland: a scoping review mapping evidence from 2015 to 2025.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Understanding and integrating the needs and preferences of people living with dementia in the inpatient setting: a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- 'Firstly, I'm not treated like a fool.'-the perspective of people with dementia on a dementia-friendly hospital.Age and ageing · 2025Article
- Making Hospitals More Dementia Friendly: An Inclusive, User-Centered Approach.Journal of healthcare leadership · 2025Article
- Dementia friendly in the context of hospitalization: A concept analysis using the Walker & Avant Method.Journal of advanced nursing · 2024Review
- Portable Accessible MRI in Dementia Research: Ethical Considerations About Research Representation and Dementia-Friendly Technology.The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics · 2024Article
- Contextualizing the results of an integrative review on the characteristics of dementia-friendly hospitals: a workshop with professional dementia experts.BMC geriatrics · 2023Review
- Validation and expansion of a behavioral framework for dementia care partner resilience (CP-R).Dementia (London, England) · 2023Article
- Mapping implementation strategies of evidence-based interventions for three preselected phenomena in people with dementia-a scoping review.Implementation science communications · 2023Article
- Counseling regarding the care of people with dementia with a focus on §7a SGB XI in Germany: a "gray-shaded" scoping review.BMC health services research · 2023Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesDementia-friendly initiatives are becoming common in society, politics, and research, including health care. Regarding efforts to improve care for patients with dementia in hospitals, the term dementia-friendly hospital is being used increasingly. However, a theoretical understanding of this term and the underlying concept are missing. This integrative review aims to identify current descriptions of dementia-friendly hospitals and to analyze their characteristics.
methodsAn integrative review was conducted. The databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Cochrane Library, and additional resources were searched. Two reviewers independently screened publications for inclusion. We extracted data from the included publications and analyzed the descriptions of dementia-friendly hospitals using inductive content analysis in an iterative process.
resultsWe identified 4191 records and included 34 publications on 17 descriptions of dementia-friendly hospitals. These were found in the context of practice projects (n = 8), recommendations (n = 6) and research (n = 3). Our analysis resulted in six characteristics of dementia-friendly hospitals. Characteristics related to the patients and their care are continuity, person-centeredness, consideration of phenomena within dementia and environment. Additional characteristics are valuing relatives and knowledge and expertise within the hospital.
conclusionDementia-friendly hospitals are currently characterized more by healthcare practices and professional dementia experts than by the results of empirical studies. Additionally, the perspective of people with dementia is underrepresented in current descriptions. Accordingly, further research is needed that involves people with dementia in order to develop a theoretical understanding and suitable concepts of dementia-friendly hospitals, since their perspective is essential.
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