Comparing Different Implementation Strategies for Collaborative Dementia Care Management in Terms of Patients' Characteristics, Unmet Needs, and the Impact on Quality of Life and Costs in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the implementation of collaborative dementia care management (cDCM) across two settings regarding patients' characteristics, unmet needs, and the impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and costs.

Methods

This analysis was based on data from the DCM:IMPact study, implementing cDCM in a physician network (n = 22 practices) and two day care centers (DCC) for community-dwelling persons with dementia over 6 months in Germany. Participants completed comprehensive assessments at baseline and 6 months after, soliciting sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, unmet needs, HRQoL and healthcare resource utilization. Patient characteristics and unmet needs were analyzed descriptively, and the impact of cDCM on costs and HRQoL was assessed using mult

SUBMITTER: Platen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865390 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature