A comparative study of dementia-related service provision and configuration in Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorDrummond, Neil
dc.contributor.advisorNettel-Aguirre, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorTam-Tham, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-20T16:39:40Z
dc.date.available2013-11-12T08:00:17Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-20
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to describe and compare the provision of dementia-related services throughout the disease trajectory. Previously collected interview data from family physicians, geriatric specialists, and case managers in Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa (n=34) using a standardized interview schedule were quantified and thematically categorized. The proportions of participants that identified specific services were analyzed at each stage and cumulatively using chi-square tests; proportions of identifiers were also examined through time using time-to-event analysis. Further, relationships between participants and services were described using social network analysis. The following services were analyzed: neuroimaging, depression-related, delirium-related, future planning, informal support, Alzheimer Society and related, in-home support, and day program services. Overall, the findings indicated variation in service delivery among professionals and locations; family physicians and Ottawa clinicians, particularly, may not be providing services at frequencies and times recommended in national guidelines.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTam-Tham, H. (2013). A comparative study of dementia-related service provision and configuration in Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24670en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24670
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/985
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subject.classificationDementiaen_US
dc.subject.classificationAlzheimer's Diseaseen_US
dc.subject.classificationHealth servicesen_US
dc.subject.classificationVignetteen_US
dc.subject.classificationTime-to-event analysisen_US
dc.subject.classificationSocial Network Analysisen_US
dc.subject.classificationCanadaen_US
dc.titleA comparative study of dementia-related service provision and configuration in Canada
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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