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Exploring Interprofessional Collaboration and Patient-Centered Care for People Living With Dementia
Jessica Lynn Campbell. Home healthcare now, 2025-07-07
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are expected to affect millions of individuals in the coming decades, placing a growing burden on healthcare systems, families, and caregivers. Current approaches to dementia care are often fragmented, marked by poor coordination and limited communication among healthcare providers. This lack of integration contributes to delayed diagnoses, inadequate treatment, and heightened caregiver stress. This article emphasizes the critical role of inter-professional collaboration (IPC) in addressing these challenges and improving outcomes for people living with dementia (PLWD). Effective IPC involves coordinated efforts among physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, home health aides, therapists, and social workers to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care that meets the complex cognitive, physical, and psychosocial needs of PLWD. By implementing an organized, multidisciplinary approach, healthcare systems can not only improve quality of care but also reduce caregiver burden and improve the quality of life for individuals affected by dementia.
Key findings
- Current approaches to dementia care are often fragmented, marked by poor coordination and limited communication among healthcare providers.
- This lack of integration contributes to delayed diagnoses, inadequate treatment, and heightened caregiver stress.
- This article emphasizes the critical role of inter-professional collaboration (IPC) in addressing these challenges and improving outcomes for people living with dementia (PLWD).
- Effective IPC involves coordinated efforts among physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, home health aides, therapists, and social workers to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care that meets the complex cognitive, physical, and psychosocial needs of PLWD.
- By implementing an organized, multidisciplinary approach, healthcare systems can not only improve quality of care but also reduce caregiver burden and improve the quality of life for individuals affected by dementia.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 43/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 24 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 43 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Home healthcare now) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40619622) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 24 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 24 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 43 out of 100. |
| Total | 43 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Campbell, J. L. (2025). Exploring Interprofessional Collaboration and Patient-Centered Care for People Living With Dementia. Home healthcare now. https://doi.org/10.1097/nhh.0000000000001366
Vancouver
Campbell JL. Exploring Interprofessional Collaboration and Patient-Centered Care for People Living With Dementia. Home healthcare now. 2025. doi:10.1097/nhh.0000000000001366. PMID: 40619622.
BibTeX
@article{campbell2025-40619622,
author = {Campbell, Jessica Lynn},
title = {{Exploring Interprofessional Collaboration and Patient-Centered Care for People Living With Dementia}},
journal = {Home healthcare now},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1097/nhh.0000000000001366},
pmid = {40619622},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/nhh.0000000000001366}
}