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Caregiver- and patient-directed interventions for dementia: an evidence-based analysis

In early August 2007, the Medical Advisory Secretariat began work on the Aging in the Community project, an evidence-based review of the literature surrounding healthy aging in the community. The Health System Strategy Division at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care subsequently asked the secretariat to provide an evidentiary platform for the ministry's newly released Aging at Home Strategy.After a broad literature review and consultation with experts, the secretariat identified 4 key areas that strongly predict an elderly person's transition from independent community living to a long-term care home. Evidence-based analyses have been prepared for each of these 4 areas: falls and fall-related injuries, urinary incontinence, dementia, and social isolation. For the first area, falls and fall-related injuries, an economic model is described in a separate report.

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Ontario health technology assessment series
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Key Information

Type of Reference
Rprt
Publisher
Medical advisory secretariat
Resource Database
Miscellaneous
Publication Year
2008
Volume Number
8
Start Page
98