Effectiveness of Collaborative Care for Older Adults With Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care

Callahan, Christopher M.; Boustani, Malaz; Unverzagt, Frederick W.; Austrom, Mary Guerriero; Damush, Teresa M.; Perkins, Anthony J.; Fultz, Bridget A.; Hui, Siu L.; Counsell, Steve; Hendrie, Hugh C.

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“…229 In this approach a care/case manager co-ordinates care between professionals, liaises between primary and secondary care and utilises evidence-based care pathways to address both physical and psychosocial needs. Despite positive benefits for both PLWD and their carers in some individual trials, 230 recent systematic reviews have found little clinical effectiveness or cost-effectiveness evidence to support widespread case management implementation beyond some quality-of-life benefits. 186,188,189 A recent pilot trial to evaluate the feasibility of case management in the UK struggled to successfully implement a nurse/social worker case manager intervention despite considerable support for this care approach from both patients and primary care teams.…”

Section: Holistic Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Comorbidity and dementia: a mixed-method study on improving health care for people with dementia (CoDem)

Bunn

Burn

Goodman

et al. 2016

Health Serv Deliv Res

116

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BackgroundAmong people living with dementia (PLWD) there is a high prevalence of comorbid medical conditions but little is known about the effects of comorbidity on processes and quality of care and patient needs or how services are adapting to address the particular needs of this population.ObjectivesTo explore the impact of dementia on access to non-dementia services and identify ways of improving the integration of services for this population.DesignWe undertook a scoping review, cross-sectional analysis of a population cohort database, interviews with PLWD and comorbidity and their family carers and focus groups or interviews with health-care professionals (HCPs). We focused specifically on three conditions: diabetes, stroke and vision impairment (VI). The analysis was informed by theories of continuity of care and access to care.ParticipantsThe study included 28 community-dwelling PLWD with one of our target comorbidities, 33 family carers and 56 HCPs specialising in diabetes, stroke, VI or primary care.ResultsThe scoping review (n = 76 studies or reports) found a lack of continuity in health-care systems for PLWD and comorbidity, with little integration or communication between different teams and specialities. PLWD had poorer access to services than those without dementia. Analysis of a population cohort database found that 17% of PLWD had diabetes, 18% had had a stroke and 17% had some form of VI. There has been an increase in the use of unpaid care for PLWD and comorbidity over the last decade. Our qualitative data supported the findings of the scoping review: communication was often poor, with an absence of a standardised approach to sharing information about a person’s dementia and how it might affect the management of other conditions. Although HCPs acknowledged the vital role that family carers play in managing health-care conditions of PLWD and facilitating continuity and access to care, this recognition did not translate into their routine involvement in appointments or decision-making about their family member. Although we found examples of good practice, these tended to be about the behaviour of individual practitioners rather than system-based approaches; current systems may unintentionally block access to care for PLWD. Pathways and guidelines for our three target conditions do not address the possibility of a dementia diagnosis or provide decision-making support for practitioners trying to weigh up the risks and benefits of treatment for PLWD.ConclusionsSignificant numbers of PLWD have comorbid conditions such as stroke, diabetes and VI. The presence of dementia complicates the delivery of health and social care and magnifies the difficulties that people with long-term conditions experience. Key elements of good care for PLWD and comorbidity include having the PLWD and family carer at the centre, flexibility around processes and good communication which ensures that all services are aware when someone has a diagnosis of dementia. The impact of a diagnosis of dementia on pre-existing conditions should be incorporated into guidelines and care planning. Future work needs to focus on the development and evaluation of interventions to improve continuity of care and access to services for PLWD with comorbidity.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research programme.

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Section: Holistic Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Comorbidity and dementia: a mixed-method study on improving health care for people with dementia (CoDem)

Bunn

Burn

Goodman

et al. 2016

Health Serv Deliv Res

116

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“…A more recent study demonstrated that a training and support intervention delivered to nursing home staff decreased the use of antipsychotics (Fossey et al, 2006). Additionally, collaborative care management in primary care settings, when compared with augmented usual care, showed improvements in overall severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms (Callahan et al, 2006). Thus, possible problems in dissemination and implementation should not stand in the way of carrying out methodologically sound RCTs of nonpharmacological interventions in patients with dementia.…”

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confidence: 99%

ACNP White Paper: Update on Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Elderly Persons with Dementia

Jeste

Blazer

Casey

et al. 2007

Neuropsychopharmacol

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In elderly persons, antipsychotic drugs are clinically prescribed off-label for a number of disorders outside of their Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder). The largest number of antipsychotic prescriptions in older adults is for behavioral disturbances associated with dementia. In April 2005, the FDA, based on a meta-analysis of 17 double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trials among elderly people with dementia, determined that atypical antipsychotics were associated with a significantly (1.6-1.7 times) greater mortality risk compared with placebo, and asked that drug manufacturers add a 'black box' warning to prescribing information for these drugs. Most deaths were due to either cardiac or infectious causes, the two most common immediate causes of death in dementia in general. Clinicians, patients, and caregivers are left with unclear choices of treatment for dementia patients with psychosis and/or severe agitation. Not only are psychosis and agitation common in persons with dementia but they also frequently cause considerable caregiver distress and hasten institutionalization of patients. At the same time, there is a paucity of evidence-based treatment alternatives to antipsychotics for this population. Thus, there is insufficient evidence to suggest that psychotropics other than antipsychotics represent an overall effective and safe, let alone better, treatment choice for psychosis or agitation in dementia; currently no such treatment has been approved by the FDA for these symptoms. Similarly, the data on the efficacy of specific psychosocial treatments in patients with dementia are limited and inconclusive. The goal of this White Paper is to review relevant issues and make clinical and research recommendations regarding the treatment of elderly dementia patients with psychosis and/ or agitation. The role of shared decision making and caution in using pharmacotherapy for these patients is stressed.

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“…1,3 These challenges may be addressed through the recent development of interprofessional and collaborative care approaches to dementia within the primary care setting. 33 The Primary Care Collaborative Memory Clinic model in which family physician-led memory clinics are embedded in group practice settings provides comprehensive assessment and recommendations for management and continuing shared care with the patient's own Practice improvements were related to improved screening and assessment, particularly as related to the use of the brain map to better differentiate types of dementia, improved recognition of delirium and improved prescribing.…”

Section: Family Medicine Original Articlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Education to Improve Dementia Care:

Lee

Weston

Hillier

2018

Fam Med

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Dementia often goes undiagnosed. A workshop was developed to provide primary care clinicians with a structured clinical reasoning approach to dementia diagnosis and brain map tool to differentiate type of dementia. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of this approach on self-perceived changes in knowledge, confidence, and ability to assess and manage memory problems and on self-reported application of learning to clinical practice. METHODS:Participants of 20 workshops (N=392) were invited to complete a reaction survey and of these, participants of 12 consecutive workshops (N=242) were invited to complete a 3-month follow-up survey to assess application of new learning to clinical practice and challenges experienced in doing so. RESULTS:In total, 355 reaction and 108 follow-up surveys were completed. Mean ratings of usefulness reflected that participants considered the clinical reasoning approach and brain map very useful to learning and knowledge transfer. At follow-up, the majority of respondents reported they were more confident (79%) and better able to assess (79%) persons with cognitive impairment and more confident (88%) and better able to manage (86%) persons with cognitive impairment. A number of practice changes and challenges were identified. CONCLUSIONS:These results add to a growing literature on strategies to improve dementia care with effective continuing medical education. A structured clinical reasoning approach to cognitive impairment is effective in improving confidence and ability to assess and manage patients with cognitive impairment, although participants continue to experience challenges in managing this complex condition.

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Effectiveness of Collaborative Care for Older Adults With Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care

Abstract: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00246896.

Cited by 693 publications

References 51 publications

Comorbidity and dementia: a mixed-method study on improving health care for people with dementia (CoDem)

Comorbidity and dementia: a mixed-method study on improving health care for people with dementia (CoDem)

ACNP White Paper: Update on Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Elderly Persons with Dementia

Education to Improve Dementia Care:

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