Title |
Clinical practice guidelines for dementia in Australia
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Published in |
Medical Journal of Australia, March 2016
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DOI | 10.5694/mja15.01339 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Kate Laver, Robert G Cumming, Suzanne M Dyer, Meera R Agar, Kaarin J Anstey, Elizabeth Beattie, Henry Brodaty, Tony Broe, Lindy Clemson, Maria Crotty, Margaret Dietz, Brian M Draper, Leon Flicker, Margeret Friel, Louise Mary Heuzenroeder, Susan Koch, Susan Kurrle, Rhonda Nay, C Dimity Pond, Jane Thompson, Yvonne Santalucia, Craig Whitehead, Mark W Yates |
Abstract |
About 9% of Australians aged 65 years and over have a diagnosis of dementia. Clinical practice guidelines aim to enhance research translation by synthesising recent evidence for health and aged care professionals. New clinical practice guidelines and principles of care for people with dementia detail the optimal diagnosis and management in community, residential and hospital settings. The guidelines have been approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council. The guidelines emphasise timely diagnosis; living well with dementia and delaying functional decline; managing symptoms through training staff in how to provide person-centred care and using non-pharmacological approaches in the first instance; and training and supporting families and carers to provide care. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 208 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 33 | 16% |
Student > Bachelor | 26 | 12% |
Researcher | 25 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 10% |
Other | 13 | 6% |
Other | 50 | 24% |
Unknown | 42 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 26% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 45 | 22% |
Psychology | 23 | 11% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 4% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 4% |
Other | 17 | 8% |
Unknown | 51 | 24% |