Influence of dementia-specialized care team on clinical outcomes in a general hospital
After the implementation of dementia-specialized care team, favorable outcomes such as a reduction in the use of hypnotics, the incidence of falls, and the length of hospitalization were observed. Introduction of the team and associated incentives may be effective in improving clinical outcomes in elderly inpatients.
Authors
- Hiroyoshi Takeuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8844-4786)
- Hiroyuki Uchida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0628-7036)
- Masaru Mimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3874-5273)
- Kimio Yoshimura
- Yutaro Shimomura
- Kazuhiro Shishida
- Waka Nishimura
- Masayuki Murayama
Institutions
- Keio University (JP)
- Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Asian Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104256
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77