Research on the care of people with dementia in acute care hospital settings
Teichmann, B.; Bauer, J.M.; Beyreuther, K.; Kruse, A. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2019 · Heft 10 · S. 208 bis 211
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IntroductionOver 40% of patients over 65 years old in general hospitals show cognitive decline with nearly 1 in 5 suffering from dementia, while dementia is often not detected as a secondary diagnosis at hospital admission [6]. The situation is similar worldwide and will not ease in the next few years due to demographic change, despite a slightly lower incidence of dementia [20, 22].Due to the heterogeneity of healthcare systems internationally, there is no single solution to improving the situation for people with dementia and hospital staff. To date, 29 of the 194 member states of the World Health Organization…
