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ArticleHealth services insights2024

The Integrated Atlas of Dementia Care in the Australian Capital Territory: A Collective Case Study of Local Service Provision.

Hossein Tabatabaei-Jafari, Mary Anne Furst, Nasser Bagheri, Nathan M D'Cunha, Kasia Bail, Perminder S Sachdev, Luis Salvador-Carulla

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Article in Health services insights, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Proof of concept studies in mental health systems research: strategy and steps.International journal of mental health systems · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hossein Tabatabaei-JafariMental Health Policy Unit, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4871-1226
Mary Anne FurstMental Health Policy Unit, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1906-2346
Nasser BagheriMental Health Policy Unit, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Nathan M D'CunhaSchool of Rehabilitation and Exercise Science, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4616-9931
Kasia BailSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-0042
Perminder S SachdevCentre for Healthy Brain Ageing, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Luis Salvador-CarullaMental Health Policy Unit, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
University of Canberra · AUThe University of Sydney · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: This study evaluates the dementia care system in a local area and aimed to include all specialised services designed to provide health and social services to people with dementia or age-related cognitive impairment, as well as general services with a high or very high proportion of clients with dementia. Methods: The study used an internationally standardised service classification instrument called Description and Evaluation of Services and DirectoriEs for Long Term Care (DESDE-LTC) to identify and describe all services providing care to people with dementia in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Results: A total of 47 service providers were eligible for inclusion. Basic information about the services was collected from their websites, and further information was obtained through interviews with the service providers. Of the 107 services offered by the 47 eligible providers, 27% (n = 29) were specialised services and 73% (n = 78) were general services. Most of the services were residential or outpatient, with a target population mostly of people aged 65 or older, and 50 years or older in the case of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. There were government supports available for most types of care through various programmes. Conclusions: Dementia care in the ACT relies heavily on general services. More widespread use of standardised methods of service classification in dementia will facilitate comparison with other local areas, allow for monitoring of changes over time, permit comparison with services provided for other health conditions and support evidence-informed local planning.

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