PROFILING THE CARE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION WITH DEMENTIA: A SURVEY IN CENTRAL SCOTLAND

Objective. To demonstrate a low‐cost method of producing local information for dementia service planning. Design. (1) Multiservice census. (2) Stratified random sample survey (stratified by setting) to assess needs. Setting. All community and institutional settings in Forth Valley Health Board area....

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of geriatric psychiatry 1997-07, Vol.12 (7), p.753-759
Hauptverfasser:	GORDON, DAVID S., CARTER, HARDEN, SCOTT, SHONAGH
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Costs and Cost Analysis dementia Dementia - epidemiology Dementia - therapy Female Geriatric Assessment - statistics & numerical data Geriatrics Health Planning Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data Humans Male Medical sciences Mental Health Services needs Prevalence Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Scotland - epidemiology service use
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Zusammenfassung:	Objective. To demonstrate a low‐cost method of producing local information for dementia service planning. Design. (1) Multiservice census. (2) Stratified random sample survey (stratified by setting) to assess needs. Setting. All community and institutional settings in Forth Valley Health Board area. Participants. (1) People age 65+ defined by health and social care professionals as having ‘problems of memory/confusion (as is caused by dementia)’ (N=2060). (2) As (1) excluding those with score
ISSN:	0885-6230 1099-1166
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199707)12:7<753::AID-GPS629>3.0.CO;2-9