Hoofdstuk in Handboek Ouderenpsychologie

Decision making is an important part of managing one's life with dementia. Shared decision making is the preferred way of involving people in decisions. Our study aimed to describe the challenges of shared decision making in dementia care networks.

Psychosocial interventions aim to mitigate the serious consequences of dementia for the daily life of people with dementia and their informal caregivers. To deliver a person-centred approach, it is crucial to take needs, characteristics and preferences of people with dementia and their informal caregivers …

Purpose: The effects of a multicomponent dyadic intervention on the mood, behavior, and physical health of people with dementia living in the community were evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. This multicomponent dyadic intervention is a translated and adapted version of an intervention that …

In the Netherlands, various organisational models of dementia case management exist. In this study the following four models are distinguished, based on differences in the availability of the service and in the case management function: Model 1: the case management service is available from first dementia …

To obtain insight into facilitating factors for case management in dementia care, we conducted a qualitative study with 13 online focus groups (OFGs). Participants were professionals involved in dementia case management (N = 99). We used mind-maps and the method of constant comparison for analysis. Participants …

Casemanagers zijn doeners en regelaars bij uitstek. Maar soms belanden ook zij in situaties waarin zij niet goed weten hoe het verder moet. Aan de Hogeschool Rotterdam is een methode ontwikkeld, waarmee casemanagers zich op die complexe zorgsituaties kunnen bezinnen: de reflectieve casestudie. In een …

This paper focuses on the evaluation of dementia case management in the Netherlands, as well as factors associated with positive evaluations of informal caregivers. A survey was completed by 554 informal carers. The majority of the informal carers were older (69% was 55+), and female (73%), and often …

Binnen dementienetwerken werken verschillende professionals samen, zoals huisartsen, casemanagers, psychologen, paramedici en geriaters. In de bestaande modellen om de organisatie van de zorg binnen deze netwerken te evalueren is weinig tot geen aandacht voor de ‘zachte’ kanten van samenwerking. Hiermee wordt …

De zorg in verpleeghuizen is nog lang niet overal goed afgestemd op oudere migranten met dementie. Dit verhaal over een 78-jarige Turkse man met dementie laat zien hoe mantelzorgers vol compassie zorgen voor hun familielid, maar ook hoe beperkt de middelen zijn die verzorgenden tot hun beschikking hebben. …