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Title of project or programme
| Title of PI | Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Evidence-Based Guidelines on Prioritizing Nursing Care for Older Patients with Dementia in Acute Care |
Principal Investigators of project/programme grant
| Title | Forname | Surname | Institution | Country |
| Dr. | David | Edvardsson | Sweden |
Address of institution of lead PI
| Institution | |
| Street Address | |
| City | |
| Postcode | 901 87 |
Country
- Sweden
Total sum awarded (Euro)
569170
Start date of award
01-01-2008
Total duration of award in months
48
The project/programme is most relevant to
- Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
Keywords
Dementia; Nursing; Evidence-Based; Guidelines
Research abstract in English
This project aims to develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based guidelines for prioritizing nursing care of people with dementia in acute hospital care. Older people are major users of hospital services, and an increase in the ageing population is accompanied by increased number of patients with dementia in acute hospital care. Acute care staff rarely has specific training in care of people with dementia and/or managing challenging behaviours, and thus psychotropic medication, physical restraints, and patient attendants are often used to manage such behaviours. In hospitals, guidelines are intended to provide a standard for the delivery of care. While hospitalization of older people with dementia often exacerbates distress and behaviour symptoms, no guidelines have been developed specific to nursing care of this vulnerable group. Consequently, there are no consistent care practices that includes the needs associated with dementia. Prioritizing nursing care for people with dementia in acute care is a key element for management, early intervention and reduction of acute and general symptoms associated with dementia. This pro-active approach to dementia care is expected to improve health and well-being of people with dementia in acute care settings. Cross-cultural, multi-method data collection will be employed for the development of the guideline, involving two acute care setting at a major Melbourne metropolitan hospital and a rural university hospital in northern Sweden.
Lay summary
In which category does this research fall?
- Health and social care research
Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Evidence-Based Guidelines on Prioritizing Nursing Care for Older Patients with Dementia in Acute Care
Investments > €500k
Sweden
Alzheimer’s disease & other dementias
2011