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Development of guidelines for family and non-professional helpers on assisting an older person who is developing cognitive impairment or has dementia: a Delphi expert consensus study

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Geriatrics, July 2016
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Title
Development of guidelines for family and non-professional helpers on assisting an older person who is developing cognitive impairment or has dementia: a Delphi expert consensus study
Published in
BMC Geriatrics, July 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12877-016-0305-3
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Authors

K. S. Bond, A. F. Jorm, B. A. Kitchener, C. M. Kelly, K. J. Chalmers

Abstract

Assisting a person with dementia can lead to significant carer burden and possible negative outcomes for the person. Using the Delphi method, this study developed expert consensus guidelines for how family and non-professional carers should assist a person who is developing cognitive impairment, or has dementia or delirium. A systematic search of websites, books and journal articles was conducted to develop a questionnaire containing items about the knowledge, skills and actions needed for assisting a person who is developing cognitive impairment, or has dementia or delirium. These items were rated over three rounds by two international expert panels comprising professionals specialising in research or treatment of dementia, and dementia carer advocates. A total of 65 participants (43 in the professional panel and 22 in the carer advocate panel) completed all three survey rounds. Of the 656 survey items that were rated, a total of 389 items were endorsed by at least 80 % of each panel. The endorsed items formed the basis of a guidelines document that explains what family and non-professional carers need to know and do when assisting a person who is developing cognitive impairment, or has dementia or delirium. The two groups of experts were able to reach substantial consensus on how to assist a person who is developing cognitive impairment, or has dementia or delirium.

Mendeley readers

Mendeley readers

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 121 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 22 18%
Researcher 12 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 7%
Student > Bachelor 9 7%
Other 16 13%
Unknown 44 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 22 18%
Psychology 18 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 13 11%
Social Sciences 4 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 2%
Other 16 13%
Unknown 45 37%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 July 2016.
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#4,191,823
of 22,880,691 outputs
Outputs from BMC Geriatrics
#1,107
of 3,204 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#74,737
of 355,356 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Geriatrics
#12
of 36 outputs
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