Giebel, C. orcid.org/0000-0002-0746-0566, Reilly, S., Gabbay, M. et al. (5 more authors) (2023) Dementia care navigation: a systematic review on different service types and their prevalence. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 38 (8). e5977. ISSN 0885-6230
Abstract
Background
Dementia Care Navigators (DCNs) are professionals without clinical training, who provide individualised emotional and practical support to people living with dementia, working alongside clinical services. Navigator services have been implemented but the service offered vary without a consistent overview provided. The aim of this narrative systematic review was to describe and compare existing service formats, and to synthesise evidence regarding their implementation and impacts.
Methods
The review was registered on PROSPERO [CRD42021292518]. Three electronic databases were searched and included studies reported on a DCN service, defined as a service in which non-clinically trained workers provide personalised advice and support to people with dementia and/or carers in the community. Two independent reviewers screened abstracts and titles and read through full papers for inclusion. Risk of bias was assessed using the Standard Quality Assessment QualSyst.
Results
We included 14 papers reporting on six studies. All services were US-based and only varied by integration and training provided. Studies reported different degrees of impact on service utilisation and on symptoms and mental well-being of people with dementia and their carers, with too little evidence to draw substantial/meaningful conclusions and studies employing different outcome measures. One study evidenced greater impacts on people with more advanced dementia compared to earlier stages.
Conclusions
DCN services have the potential to effectively provide non-clinical support to people with dementia and carers from the point of diagnosis. Further research from countries other than the USA, focusing on the impact on social care and social support service access and utilisation, and utilising similar established outcome measures are required.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | dementia; dementia care navigator; service access; social care; Humans; Prevalence; Mental Health; Caregivers; Social Support; Dementia |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2024 11:53 |
Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2024 11:54 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/gps.5977 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:208818 |