Quality of life of patients with dementia in acute hospitals in Germany: a non-randomised, case-control study comparing a regular ward with a special care ward with dementia care concept.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To identify factors that predict the quality of life (QoL) of patients with dementia in acute hospitals and to analyse if a special care concept can increase patients' QoL. DESIGN:A non-randomised, case-control study including two internal medicine wards from hospitals in Hamburg, Germany. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:In all, 526 patients with dementia from two hospitals were included in the study (intervention: n=333; control: n=193). The inclusion criterion was an at least mild cognitive impairment or dementia. The intervention group was a hospital with a special care ward for internal medicine focusing on patients with dementia. The control group was from a hospital with a regular care ward without special dementia care concept. OUTCOME MEASURES:Our main outcome was the QoL (rang

SUBMITTER: Ludecke D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731932 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature