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Renom-Guiteras, A.

Successful collaboration in dementia care from the perspectives of healthcare professionals and informal carers in Germany: Results from a focus group study

Background: Informal carers of persons with dementia are in contact with numerous healthcare professionals (HCP) in a complex healthcare system. Successful collaboration between the parties involved appears to be essential for good dementia care. Thus, we investigated the perceptions of both HCP and informal carers regarding successful collaboration and sought to describe obstacles and facilitators.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:21

Deterioration of basic activities of daily living and their impact on quality of life across different cognitive stages of dementia: A European study

Performing basic activities of daily living (ADLs) is one of the major difficulties encountered in dementia, which can have considerable negative impacts on the quality of life (QoL) of people with dementia (PwD). However, the extent to which basic ADL performance deteriorates across mild, moderate, and severe dementia is little examined and its impact, together with depression and neuropsychiatric behavior, upon QoL, is of considerable relevance across European countries.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:14

Depressive symptomatology and associated factors in dementia in Europe: Home care versus long-term care

This study forms part of a larger European programme investigating the transition from home care to long-term care (LTC) facility in people with dementia (PwD) at the margins of LTC. The aim of this study was to explore the factors associated with depressive symptomatology in PwD in different settings.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:09