Effectiveness and Safety of Dementia Care Management in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Dementia care management (DCM) can increase the quality of care for people with dementia. Methodologically rigorous clinical trials on DCM are lacking.

Objective

To test the effectiveness and safety of DCM in the treatment and care of people with dementia living at home and caregiver burden (when available).

Design, setting, and participants

This pragmatic, general practitioner-based, cluster-randomized intervention trial compared the intervention with care as usual at baseline and at 12-month follow-up. Simple 1:1 randomization of general practices in Germany was used. Analyses were intent to treat and per protocol. In total, 6838 patients were screened for dementia (eligibility: 70 years and older and living at home) from January 1, 2012, to March 31, 201

SUBMITTER: Thyrian JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710469 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature