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Evidence of what works to support and sustain care at home for people with dementia: A literature review with a systematic approach

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
    Full-text report
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2012
  • Year Published
    2015
  • Quality Rating
    6/9
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    United States (41); United Kingdom (30); Australia (16); United Kingdom (13); Canada (12); Ghana (5); Sweden (5); Finland (3); Italy (3); Netherlands (3); Spain (3); France (2); Ireland (2); Switzerland (2); Taiwan (2); Viet Nam (2); Brazil (1); Denmark (1); India (1); Israel (1); Japan (1); Norway (1); Korea (Republic of) (1); United Kingdom (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    At least one LMIC/Global South study included
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
    Culturally appropriate care
    Case management
    Package of care/care pathways/disease management
    By whom care is provided
    Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
    Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
    Staff - Training
    Staff - Support
    Staff - Continuity of care
    Self-management
    Where care is provided
    Site and modality of service delivery
    Integration of services
    Outreach
    With what supports is care provided
    ICT/AI-enabled support for individuals who provide care
    ICT/AI-enabled support for individuals who receive care
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
    Behaviour change support
    Skills and competencies development
    (Personal) Support
    Communication and decision-making facilitation
    Provider-targeted strategy
    Educational meeting
    Educational outreach visit
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Sectors
    Home and community care
    Specialty care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Generalists
    Physicians
    Generalists
    Nurses
    Allied health professionals
Publication details
  • Citation
    Dawson A, Bowes A, Kelly F, Velzke K, Ward R. Evidence of what works to support and sustain care at home for people with dementia: A literature review with a systematic approach. BMC Geriatrics. 2015;15:59.
  • DOI
    10.1186/s12877-015-0053-9

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