Reducing disability via a family centered intervention for acutely ill persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias: protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial (Fam-FFC study)

Reducing disability via a family centered intervention for acutely ill persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias: protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial (Fam-FFC study)

Abstract Background Hospitalized older persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are at greater risk for functional decline and increased care dependency after discharge due to a combination of intrinsic factors, environmental, policy, and care practices that restrict physical and cogni...

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Main Authors: Marie Boltz, Ashley Kuzmik, Barbara Resnick, Rebecca Trotta, Jacqueline Mogle, Rhonda BeLue, Douglas Leslie, James E. Galvin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Dementia
Hospitalization
Post-acute
Family engagement
Functional recovery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2875-1

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