Development and evaluation of an educational intervention for general practitioners and staff caring for people with dementia living in residential facilities

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-229

  Beer, Christopher ^a,b,c   Lowry, Rachel ^a   Horner, Barbara ^e   Almeida, Osvaldo P ^a,c,d   Scherer, Samuel ^f   Lautenschlager, Nicola T ^a,d,g   Bretland, Nick ^h   Flett, Penelope ⁱ   Schaper, Frank ^j   Flicker, Leon ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Royal Freemasons Homes of Victoria   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^h Rowethorpe Medical Centre   (Australia)

ⁱ Brightwater Care Group   (Australia)

^j Alzheimer's Australia WA Ltd   (Australia)

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Author keywords

dementia care; Dementia Champion; on site education; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RESIDENTIAL CARE; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANPOWER; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

AGED; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84855500709     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161021000195X     Document Type: Article

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