"Dementia-friendly hospitals: Care not crisis": An educational program designed to improve the care of the hospitalized patient with dementia

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 372-379

  Galvin, James E ^a   Kuntemeier, Barbara ^a   Al Hammadi, Noor ^a   Germino, Jessica ^a   Murphy White, Maggie ^b   McGillick, Janis ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Alzheimer Association St Louis Chapter   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Education; Hospital care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRETEST POSTTEST CONTROL GROUP DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 78651397512     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181e9f829     Document Type: Article

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