Dementia service centres in Austria: A comprehensive support and early detection model for persons with dementia and their caregivers – theoretical foundations and model description

Dementia

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 513-527

  Auer, Stefanie R ^a,b   Span, Edith ^a   Reisberg, Barry ^c  

^a MAS Alzheimerhilfe ^*  (Austria)

^b DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS   (Austria)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiver support; early disease detection; integrated care; nonpharmacological treatment of dementia; persons with dementia

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; AUSTRIA; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84938274302     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301213502214     Document Type: Article

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