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P2‐058: Quality of life in Alzheimer's and dementia patients in a developing country: Comparison of three approaches
Author(s) -
Bhandari Rajan Prasad,
Joshi Shambhu D.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2010.05.1104
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , dementia , proxy (statistics) , gerontology , developing country , scale (ratio) , medicine , psychology , disease , geography , nursing , pathology , computer science , cartography , machine learning , economics , economic growth
patients and providers. The technology provides the flexibility to deliver care and access needed data in other clinical settings with the health care system, in facilities outside the system and in patient homes. Conclusions: We have successfully overcome many system-level barriers in implementing a collaborative care program for dementia and depression in primary care. Spontaneous adoption of new models of care is unlikely without specific attention to the complexities and resource constraints of health care systems.