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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. End-of-life care

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

The DEDICATED approach was implemented across 28 wards in three healthcare organizations. Interviews with ambassadors (n = 17) revealed that the approach raised awareness about person-centered palliative care and the importance of timely advance care planning (ACP) for people with dementia. DEDICATED showed no significant impact on healthcare professionals' self-efficacy, work engagement, and psychological empowerment. The frequency of ACP discussion and quality of end-of-life care showed no significant differences over time. DEDICATED ambassadors found the DEDICATED approach to be of value in enhancing person-centered palliative care. Although quantitative assessments of healthcare professionals' competence did not fully capture this, the positive feedback received suggests that more time may be needed for the approach to be fully integrated into practice. This could explain the modest results observed among team members and bereaved family caregivers. Future research should explore the long-term impact of the DEDICATED approach using longitudinal study designs.

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APA 7th

Biesmans, J. M. A., Bolt, S., Hameleers, N., Schols, J. M. G. A., van der Steen, J. T., Zwakhalen, S. M., et al. (2025). Impact of the DEDICATED approach to optimizing palliative care for people with dementia: a multi-method study. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13063-3

Vancouver

Biesmans JMA, Bolt S, Hameleers N, Schols JMGA, van der Steen JT, Zwakhalen SM, et al. Impact of the DEDICATED approach to optimizing palliative care for people with dementia: a multi-method study. BMC Health Services Research. 2025. doi:10.1186/s12913-025-13063-3. PMID: 40604780.

BibTeX

@article{biesmans2025-40604780,
  author  = {Biesmans, Jesper M A and Bolt, Sascha and Hameleers, Niels and Schols, Jos M. G. A. and van der Steen, Jenny Theodora and Zwakhalen, Sandra M.G. and Janssen, Daisy J.A. and Meijers, Judith M M},
  title   = {{Impact of the DEDICATED approach to optimizing palliative care for people with dementia: a multi-method study}},
  journal = {BMC Health Services Research},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1186/s12913-025-13063-3},
  pmid    = {40604780},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13063-3}
}

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Key findings

The DEDICATED approach was implemented across 28 wards in three healthcare organizations.
Interviews with ambassadors (n = 17) revealed that the approach raised awareness about person-centered palliative care and the importance of timely advance care planning (ACP) for people with dementia.
DEDICATED showed no significant impact on healthcare professionals' self-efficacy, work engagement, and psychological empowerment.
The frequency of ACP discussion and quality of end-of-life care showed no significant differences over time.
DEDICATED ambassadors found the DEDICATED approach to be of value in enhancing person-centered palliative care.

Why it matters

The DEDICATED approach raised awareness of person-centred palliative care, but showed no significant impact on staff self-efficacy, work engagement, psychological empowerment, frequency of advance care planning discussion, or quality of end-of-life care. It does not test any treatment, cure or prevention.

Study details

Study designlongitudinal study
Participants17
Evidence strengthModerate

How this study scored 49/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a longitudinal study following the same people over time. Scored zero for effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (BMC Health Services Research)
Journal's citation record	2 / 4	BMC Health Services Research: journal h-index 218 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	7 / 12	A longitudinal study following the same people over time
Strength of evidence	3 / 5	Rated “moderate” 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	1 / 4	17 participants
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	1 / 7	Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	1 / 6	Cited 0.8× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	1 / 6	Cited by 1 other studies in this library
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Judith M M Meijers: h-index 34 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	Leiden University Medical Center: institution h-index 930 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 7 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40604780)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	49 / 100	—

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