Australasian journal on ageing
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Comparative Study
What you say and what I want: Priorities for public health campaigning and initiatives in relation to dementia.
To examine the overlap between priorities expressed by representatives from national and local campaigning organisations and the views of key voices in relation to dementia. ⋯ Future campaigning should use both national and local approaches to changing social relations, through interpersonal connections, advocacy and social mobilisation, to promote a normalising approach to attitude change.
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To systematically review literature reporting processes, impact and outcomes of medication review and reconciliation in Australian residential aged care facilities (RACFs). ⋯ Medication review may be a useful strategy to identify and prompt resolution of MRPs. However, the impact on clinical and resident-centred outcomes remains unclear.
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Observational Study
Implementation of a model of care for hospitalised older persons with cognitive impairment (the Confused Hospitalised Older Persons program) in six New South Wales hospitals.
To evaluate the implementation of a model of care known as the Confused Hospitalised Older Persons (CHOPs) program to improve recognition, assessment and management of older persons with cognitive impairment (delirium and/or dementia) admitted to acute hospitals. ⋯ The CHOPs program improved identification, risk assessment and management of cognitive impairment in older hospitalised patients.