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Care pathways for dementia: current perspectives.

Abstract：

:Uncertainty appears to typify the experience of living with dementia. With an uncertain illness trajectory and unpredictable levels of deterioration and stability in symptoms, people with a diagnosis of dementia may live with uncertainty and anxiety and find it hard to make plans or decisions for their future. People with memory problems and caregivers seeking a diagnosis of dementia may also potentially find themselves navigating a labyrinth-like maze of services, practitioners, assessments, and memory tests, with limited understanding of test scores and little information about what support is available. In this context of uncertainty, the apparent clarity and certainty of a "dementia care pathway" may be attractive. However, the term "dementia care pathway" has multiple and overlapping meanings, which can potentially give rise to further confusion if these are ill-defined or a false consensus is presumed. This review distinguishes four meanings: 1) a mechanism for the management and containment of uncertainty and confusion, useful for the professional as well as the person with dementia; 2) a manual for sequencing care activities; 3) a guide to consumers, indicating eligibility for care activities, or a guide to self-management for dementia dyads, indicating the appropriateness of care activities; and 4) a manual for "walking with" the person. Examples of these approaches are presented from UK dementia services with illustrations of existing care pathways and associated time points, specifically focusing on: 1) early symptom identification and first service encounters, 2) assessment process, 3) diagnostic disclosure, 4) postdiagnostic support, and 5) appropriate interventions. We review the evidence around these themes, as well as discuss service pathways and referral routes used by some services in England and internationally. We conclude that the attraction of the term "care pathway" is seductive, but caution is needed in taking shared understandings for granted.

journal_name

Clin Interv Aging

journal_title

Clinical interventions in aging

authors

Samsi K,Manthorpe J

doi

10.2147/CIA.S70628

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-11-27 00:00:00

pages

2055-63

eissn

1176-9092

issn

1178-1998

pii

cia-9-2055

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Care pathways for dementia: current perspectives.