1. From Concept to Practice: Training in Person-Centered Care for People with Dementia.
- Author
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Maslow, Katie, Fazio, Sam, Ortigara, Anna, Kuhn, Daniel, and Zeisel, John
- Subjects
TREATMENT of dementia ,PERSONNEL management methodology ,ABILITY ,ADULT education ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,DIFFUSION of innovations ,HOLISTIC medicine ,MEDICAL personnel ,PROFESSIONS ,QUALITY assurance ,SERIAL publications ,INFORMATION resources ,TRAINING ,THEORY-practice relationship ,PLANNING techniques ,PATIENT-centered care ,DISEASE progression - Abstract
This concluding article summarizes the majority of articles in the issue, notes areas of agreement and disagreement between them, and focuses on three ideas identified in articles eight through seventeen as most important for care providers to understand about person-centered care for people with dementia. It also summarizes the training needs noted in these articles and discusses public policies that could promote effective implementation of person-centered dementia care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2013