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P2‐248: Promoting integrated educational, advocacy, and research initiatives through the support of the ma/nh chapter medical and scientific committee: The value of professional partnerships in advancing medical education and research
Author(s) -
Jackson-Pope Lenore,
Forester Brent,
Bludau Juergen,
Antkowiak Susan,
Wessler James
Publication year - 2015
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.2015.06.788
Subject(s) - general partnership , dementia , medical research , health care , medicine , medical education , public relations , nursing , political science , disease , psychology , pathology , law
significantly different among the four administrator types (nursing, social work, recreation, therapist), (3) facility staffs reported strong clinical utility of the BCAT in improving care, and (4) staff estimates of the prevalence of dementia in their facilities (53.43%) were lower than rates of dementia based on BCAT scores (71.70%). We discuss implications of these empirical findings in terms of training staffs to improving cognitive assessment in nursing homes.