Reducing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Acutely Ill Patients via Patient Engagement Specialists: A Pilot Feasibility Study

Reducing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Acutely Ill Patients via Patient Engagement Specialists: A Pilot Feasibility Study

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are common in hospitalized persons living with dementia (PLWD). This pilot aimed to test the feasibility of an innovative model of care, PES-4-BPSD (a dementia unit staffed with Patient Engagement Specialists, PES). Non-randomized pilot feasib...

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Main Authors: Liron Sinvani MD, Andrew Strunk MA, Suzanne Ardito MA, Samantha Gordon MA, Yan Liu PhD, Emily Schantz LCSW, Asma Arroon LMSW, Anum Ilyas BS, Valeria Gromova BS, Ashley Polokowski PhD, Jessy Levin PhD, MPH, Alex Makhnevich MD, Stefani D’Angelo MS, Marie Boltz PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-08-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214231192162

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https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214231192162

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