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A care management model for enhancing physician practice for Alzheimer Disease in primary care
— (Special section: Educating physicians in the detection of Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias) | | Author(s) | Mary Guerriero Austrom, Cora Hartwell, Patricia S Moore |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 29, no 2, 2005 |
| Pages | pp 35-44 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Medical care ; General practitioners ; Management [care] ; Projects ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Previous research has indicated that passive distribution of educational material by itself has little impact on physician behaviour. In this paper, a collaborative care management programme for the treatment and management of dementia in primary care (the PREVENT Study - Providing Resources Early to Vulnerable Elders Needing Treatment for Memory Loss) is described. The essential components of the integrated programme are: a comprehensive screening and diagnosis protocol; a multidisciplinary team approach coordinated by a geriatric advance practice nurse; and a proactive longitudinal tracking system. The key role of the geriatric nurse practitioner is emphasised. Although the clinical trial is still on-going, the authors report that the intervention has been well-received by primary care physicians, patients and their families. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070413204 A |
| Classmark | EA: LK: QT6: QA: 3E: 7T |
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