Effectiveness and safety of dementia care management in primary care: A randomized clinical trial

JAMA Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 996-1004

  Thyrian, Jochen René ^a   Hertel, Johannes ^a,b   Wucherer, Diana ^a   Eichler, Tilly ^a   Michalowsky, Bernhard ^a   Dreier Wolfgramm, Adina ^b   Zwingmann, Ina ^a   Kilimann, Ingo ^a   Teipel, Stefan ^a,c   Hoffmann, Wolfgang ^a,b  

^a GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85030631348     PISSN: 2168622X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2124     Document Type: Article

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