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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers

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HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Last Reviewed: August 2020

Workgroups: Older Adults Workgroup, Dementias, Including Alzheimer's Disease Workgroup

In this systematic review, researchers looked at the available evidence on care interventions for people living with dementia and their caregivers. They found that very little evidence supports wide use of any general care approaches for these populations, and they noted the need for larger, longer-term studies of care interventions.

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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Increase the proportion of older adults with dementia, or their caregivers, who know they have it — DIA‑01
Baseline only
Reduce the proportion of preventable hospitalizations in older adults with dementia — DIA‑02
Baseline only
Increase the proportion of adults with subjective cognitive decline who have discussed their symptoms with a provider — DIA‑03
Baseline only

Suggested Citation

1.

Butler M, Gaugler JE, Talley KMC, et al. (2020). Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 231. AHRQ Publication No. 20-EHC023. Retrieved from https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/care-interventions-pwd/report