| Title |
Effectiveness of Family Meetings for Family Caregivers on Delaying Time to Nursing Home Placement of Dementia Patients: A Randomized Trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0042145 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Karlijn J. Joling, Harm W. J. van Marwijk, Henriëtte E. van der Horst, Philip Scheltens, Peter M. van de Ven, Bregje A. Appels, Hein P. J. van Hout |
| Abstract |
Interventions relieving the burden of caregiving may postpone or prevent patient institutionalization. The objective of this study was to determine whether a family meetings intervention was superior to usual care in postponing nursing home placement of patients with dementia. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Egypt | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 95 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 20 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 18 | 18% |
| Unknown | 18 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 22% |
| Psychology | 17 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 12% |
| Unknown | 22 | 22% |