Year: 2017
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: In the United States, older adults with dementia receive health care through a distributed and fragmented system of providers. Families provide the majority of day-to-day care and primary care physicians remain the usual provider of health care. Only a small percentage of patients with dementia access specialty memory care practices. Clinical trial evidence demonstrates the capacity to redesign primary care for persons with dementia using the principles of collaborative care including: a focus on the patient-caregiver dyad; a tailored, team-based approach to care; and, an emphasis on non-pharmacologic approaches. However, persons with dementia account for only a small percentage of a typical primary care practice, rendering costly practice redesign impractical. We describe current efforts to reconsider the design and content of collaborative care models to improve scalability and reach to the large population of older adults and family caregivers who seek better options for care.
Source: Innovation in Aging
Authors: C.M. Callahan, M. Boustani, H.C. Hendrie
Institutions: Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University Indianapolis
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,977
OpenAlex ID: W2727368354