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Does the community-based combined Meeting Center Support Programme (MCSP) make the pathway to day-care activities easier for people living with dementia? A comparison before and after implementation of MCSP in three European countries
- Source :
- International Psychogeriatrics, 30(11), 1717-1734. Cambridge University Press, Szcześniak, D, Dröes, R-M, Meiland, F, Brooker, D, Farina, E, Chattat, R, Evans, S B, Evans, S C, Saibene, F L, Urbańska, K & Rymaszewska, J 2018, ' Does the community-based combined Meeting Center Support Programme (MCSP) make the pathway to day-care activities easier for people living with dementia? A comparison before and after implementation of MCSP in three European countries ', International Psychogeriatrics, vol. 30, no. 11, pp. 1717-1734 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217002885
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Background:The “pathway to care” concept offers a helpful framework for preparing national dementia plans and strategies and provides a structure to explore the availability and accessibility of timely and effective care for people with dementia and support for their informal carers. Within the framework of the JPND-MEETINGDEM implementation project the pathways to regular day-care activities and the Meeting Centers Support Programme (MCSP), an innovative combined support form for people with dementia and carers, was explored.Methods:An exploratory, descriptive, qualitative, cross-country design was applied to investigate the pathways to day care in several regions in four European countries (Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands).Results:Before implementation of MCSP, of the four countries the United Kingdom had the most structured pathway to post-diagnostic support for people with dementia. MCSP introduction had a positive impact on the pathways to day-care activities in all countries. MCSP filled an important gap in post-diagnostic care, increasing the accessibility to support for both people with dementia and carers. Key elements such as program of activities, target group, and collaboration between healthcare and social services were recognized as success factors.Conclusions:This study shows that MCSP fills (part of) the gap between diagnosis and residential care and can therefore be seen as a pillar of post-diagnostic care and support. Further dissemination of Meeting Centers in Europe may have a multiple impact on the structure of dementia services in European countries and the pathways to day care for people with dementia and their carer(s).
- Subjects :
- Male
Social Welfare
Day care
community care
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Nursing
Residential care
Health care
mental disorders
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
medicine
carer
Dementia
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Qualitative Research
Aged
Netherlands
Community based
Aged, 80 and over
business.industry
heathcare systems
Pillar
Success factors
Social Support
Community Health Centers
Continuity of Patient Care
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
United Kingdom
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Caregivers
Italy
H1
Quality of Life
Female
day program
Poland
Geriatrics and Gerontology
business
Psychology
Gerontology
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Day Care, Medical
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10416102 and 1741203X
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Psychogeriatrics, 30(11), 1717-1734. Cambridge University Press, Szcześniak, D, Dröes, R-M, Meiland, F, Brooker, D, Farina, E, Chattat, R, Evans, S B, Evans, S C, Saibene, F L, Urbańska, K & Rymaszewska, J 2018, ' Does the community-based combined Meeting Center Support Programme (MCSP) make the pathway to day-care activities easier for people living with dementia? A comparison before and after implementation of MCSP in three European countries ', International Psychogeriatrics, vol. 30, no. 11, pp. 1717-1734 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217002885
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2e56a4b4a431eaef461d103dc09f7d77