Home care for the elderly with dementia: a systematic review.

Dement Neuropsychol

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Depression Resistant Ambulatory, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.

Published: November 2023

Objetive: With the global population aging, there is a growing need for home-based care to meet the health needs of the elderly. However, the quality of care provided to the aged population is now arguably a significant challenge for most healthcare systems worldwide.

Methods: The present review included 13 original studies on home care and its effects on dementia patients, describing how patient care and adequate treatment can be collaborative for their improvement, for case management, and optimizing pain control and specificities.

Results: Among the findings, it was evidenced that the environment impacts the form of care, once being at home can improve communication and global monitoring of dementia patients.

Conclusion: In addition to the results analyzed in this review, there is a need for future, well-designed studies on the different aspects of home care, highlighting the importance of evaluating the type of care for each patient in the quest to optimize the care.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10642071PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2022-0052DOI Listing

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