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P2‐483: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ATTENDANT TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR DEMENTIA CARE: EXPERIENCES FROM HARYANA, INDIA
Author(s) -
Dasgupta Jayashree,
Faqurudheen Hena
Publication year - 2019
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.2019.06.2890
Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , nursing , workforce , curriculum , medical education , training (meteorology) , psychology , pedagogy , disease , pathology , meteorology , physics , economics , economic growth
consensus-based case conference attended by the entire interprofessional team. At a feedback visit, PWD and care partners are given a diagnosis and tailored treatment plan that often includes in-house counseling, medication management, and cognitive-communication therapy with the ultimate goal of transitioning care back to their primary care physicians. Counseling services include connecting with and navigating local resources, as well as psychotherapy, education, emotional support, and family counseling. Value-based outcomes assessed include time from initial diagnostic visit to feedback, satisfaction with care, use of cognitive-communication strategies, connections to community resources, and reduction of distress and burden in care partners.