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P3‐355: Nutritional Status of Elderly Women with Dementia Using Daytime Care Centers in Korea: a Case‐Control Study
Author(s) -
Chang Kyung Ja,
Bae Mi-ae,
Cha Won,
Park So-Hyun,
Gao Ranran
Publication year - 2016
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.2016.06.2020
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , anthropometry , gerontology , body mass index , elderly people , calorie , physiology , disease
haviors, reduced their institutionalization, and promoted caregivers’ knowledge, social support, and self-efficacy. Care receivers’ depressive levels and disturbances also decreased after intervention, these positive effects were not sustainable in the long run. Inconsistent results were found in the following outcomes: care receivers’ cognitive function, and caregivers’ burden, psychological well-being, quality of life, and use of social services. A set of quality assessment criteria was used to evaluate the quality of the articles. There were methodological deficiencies in many of these articles, including lack of detailed information of materials and methods, lack of blinding of the intervention, unknown validity of the measures used, and inadequate randomization. Conclusions: This review suggests that more robust evaluations are needed, examining a broad range of caregiver and care recipients’ health outcomes, as well as impact on health care, and on society. It is also important to develop innovative and person-centered interventions to address the needs of individuals with dementia and their families.