Research recommendation(s) from an individual piece of guidance
- Guidance:
- Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers
- Date issued:
Research recommendations coming out of this guidance
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Case management:- What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of high-intensity case management compared with usual care on quality of life (for the person living with dementia and for their carers) and the timing of entry to long-term care?
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Staff training:- What is the cost effectiveness of using a dementia-specific addition to the Care Certificate for community staff, including dementia-specific elements on managing anxiety, communication, nutritional status and personal care?
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Anticholinergic burden:- Does actively reducing anticholinergic burden in people living with dementia improve cognitive outcomes compared with usual care?
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Managing delirium superimposed on dementia:- What are the most clinically and cost-effective non-pharmacological interventions for helping the long-term recovery of people with delirium superimposed on dementia?
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Care and support planning:- What are the most effective methods of care planning for people who do not have regular contact with an informal carer?