There is evidence supporting the use of psychosocial interventions in dementia care. Due to the role of policy in clinical practice, the present study investigates whether and how the issue of psychosocial care and interventions has been addressed in the national dementia plans and strategies across Europe. A total of 26 national documents were found. They were analyzed by content analysis to identify the main pillars associated with the topic of psychosocial care and interventions. Specifically, three categories emerged: (1) Treatment, (2) Education, and (3) Research. The first one was further divided into three subcategories: (1) Person-centred conceptual framework, (2) Psychosocial interventions, and (3) Health and social services networks. Overall, the topic of psychosocial care and interventions has been addressed in all the country policies. However, the amount of in-formation provided differs across the documents, with only the category of ‘Treatment’ covering all of them. Furthermore, on the basis of the existing policies, how the provision of psychosocial care and interventions would be enabled, and how it would be assessed are not fully apparent yet. Find-ings highlight the importance of policies based on a comprehensive and well-integrated system of care, where the issue of psychosocial care and interventions is fully embedded.

The integration of psychosocial care into national dementia strategies across europe: Evidence from the skills in dementia care (SiDECar) project / Chirico I.; Chattat R.; Dostalova V.; Povolna P.; Holmerova I.; de Vugt M.E.; Janssen N.; Dassen F.; Sanchez-Gomez M.C.; Garcia-Penalvo F.J.; Franco-Martin M.A.; Ottoboni G.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1661-7827. - ELETTRONICO. - 18:7(2021), pp. 3422.3422-3422.3434. [10.3390/ijerph18073422]

The integration of psychosocial care into national dementia strategies across europe: Evidence from the skills in dementia care (SiDECar) project

Chirico I.
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Chattat R.;Ottoboni G.
2021

Abstract

There is evidence supporting the use of psychosocial interventions in dementia care. Due to the role of policy in clinical practice, the present study investigates whether and how the issue of psychosocial care and interventions has been addressed in the national dementia plans and strategies across Europe. A total of 26 national documents were found. They were analyzed by content analysis to identify the main pillars associated with the topic of psychosocial care and interventions. Specifically, three categories emerged: (1) Treatment, (2) Education, and (3) Research. The first one was further divided into three subcategories: (1) Person-centred conceptual framework, (2) Psychosocial interventions, and (3) Health and social services networks. Overall, the topic of psychosocial care and interventions has been addressed in all the country policies. However, the amount of in-formation provided differs across the documents, with only the category of ‘Treatment’ covering all of them. Furthermore, on the basis of the existing policies, how the provision of psychosocial care and interventions would be enabled, and how it would be assessed are not fully apparent yet. Find-ings highlight the importance of policies based on a comprehensive and well-integrated system of care, where the issue of psychosocial care and interventions is fully embedded.
2021
The integration of psychosocial care into national dementia strategies across europe: Evidence from the skills in dementia care (SiDECar) project / Chirico I.; Chattat R.; Dostalova V.; Povolna P.; Holmerova I.; de Vugt M.E.; Janssen N.; Dassen F.; Sanchez-Gomez M.C.; Garcia-Penalvo F.J.; Franco-Martin M.A.; Ottoboni G.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1661-7827. - ELETTRONICO. - 18:7(2021), pp. 3422.3422-3422.3434. [10.3390/ijerph18073422]
Chirico I.; Chattat R.; Dostalova V.; Povolna P.; Holmerova I.; de Vugt M.E.; Janssen N.; Dassen F.; Sanchez-Gomez M.C.; Garcia-Penalvo F.J.; Franco-Martin M.A.; Ottoboni G.
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