Improving care for patients with dementia hospitalized for acute somatic illness in a specialized care unit: A feasibility study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-146

  Zieschang, Tania ^a   Dutzi, Ilona ^a   Müller, Elke ^a   Hestermann, Ute ^a   Grünendahl, Katinka ^b   Braun, Anke Karin ^a   Hüger, Daniel ^a   Kopf, Daniel ^a   Specht Leible, Norbert ^a   Oster, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM LUDWIGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute care hospital; Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD); Delirium; Functional decline; Model of geriatric care

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FALLING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CENTER; HIP FRACTURE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; RANK SUM TEST; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 75149196684     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209990494     Document Type: Article

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