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Improving care for patients with dementia hospitalized for acute somatic illness in a specialized care unit: a feasibility study

Persons with dementia hospitalized for an acute illness have a high risk of poor outcomes and add to the burden on acute care systems. We developed a segregated Special Care Unit (SCU) in a somatic hospital for patients with challenging behavior resulting from dementia and/or delirium. This pilot st...

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Main Authors: Zieschang, Tania (Author) , Dutzi, Ilona (Author) , Müller, Elke (Author) , Hestermann, Ute Marion (Author) , Grünendahl, Katinka (Author) , Bahrmann, Anke (Author) , Hüger, Daniel (Author) , Kopf, Daniel (Author) , Specht-Leible, Norbert (Author) , Oster, Peter (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2010
In: International psychogeriatrics
Year: 2010, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 139-146
ISSN:1741-203X
DOI:10.1017/S1041610209990494
Online Access:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610209990494
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-psychogeriatrics/article/improving-care-for-patients-with-dementia-hospitalized-for-acute-somatic-illness-in-a-specialized-care-unit-a-feasibility-study/B25E512E847F537DAEA560BDFD75E723
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Author Notes:Tania Zieschang, Ilona Dutzi, Elke Müller, Ute Hestermann, Katinka Grünendahl, Anke Karin Braun, Daniel Hüger, Daniel Kopf, Norbert Specht-Leible and Peter Oster
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Summary:Persons with dementia hospitalized for an acute illness have a high risk of poor outcomes and add to the burden on acute care systems. We developed a segregated Special Care Unit (SCU) in a somatic hospital for patients with challenging behavior resulting from dementia and/or delirium. This pilot study evaluates the feasibility and patient outcomes.
Item Description:Online veröffentlicht am 15, Juli 2009
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ISSN:1741-203X
DOI:10.1017/S1041610209990494

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