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Specialist nursing and community support for the carers of people with dementia living at home: An evidence synthesis

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2012
  • Year Published
    2015
  • Quality Rating
    7/9 (AMSTAR rating from Program in Policy Decision-making)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    UK (18); Not reported (15); Australia (2); Germany (2); Belgium (1); Canada (1); France (1); Netherlands (1); UK (Scotland) (1); USA (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    UK (18); Not reported (15); Australia (2); Germany (2); Belgium (1); Canada (1); France (1); Netherlands (1); UK (Scotland) (1); USA (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Many
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Health system
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Governance arrangements
    Professional authority
    Scope of practice
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Workplace conditions - Provider satisfaction
    Staff - Training
    Staff - Support
    Implementation strategies
    Provider-targeted strategy
    Educational outreach visit
    Tailored intervention
  • Theme
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Alzheimer and other dementias
    Sectors
    Home care
    Long-term care
    Providers
    Nurse
    Lay/community health worker
Publication details
  • Citation
    Bunn F, Goodman C, Pinkney E, Drennan VM. Specialist nursing and community support for the carers of people with dementia living at home: An evidence synthesis. Health and Social Care in the Community. 2015.
  • DOI
    10.1111/hsc.12189

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