Effect evaluation of two types of dementia-specific case conferences in German nursing homes (FallDem) using a stepped-wedge design: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Reuther, Sven ^a,b   Holle, Daniela ^a,b   Buscher, Ines ^a   Dortmann, Olga ^a   Müller, René ^a   Bartholomeyczik, Sabine ^b   Halek, Margareta ^a,b  

^a GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

case conference; challenging behavior; Dementia; nursing home; psychosocial intervention; stepped wedge design

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENT; BAYES THEOREM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS;

BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DATA COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84908286245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-319     Document Type: Article

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