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It’s a core issue at the heart of elder care: while best-practice data exist for long-term care, quality of life as a concept, measure and standard for care outcomes remains elusive. The result of an ambitious European research initiative, the Care Keys Project addresses quality of life issues among frail, care-dependent seniors, taking their social as well as health needs into account. Care-Related Quality of Life in Old Age explains the theory behind Care Keys, its methodology, empirical findings, and practical considerations in promoting effective, efficient elder care aimed at social and emotional well-being and including disabled and cognitively impaired patients. This important book: Brings together gerontological knowledge from medical, psychology, nursing, sociology, economics, and health care systems perspectives. Introduces an integrated theory of care-related quality of life that emphasizes social, emotional and mental aspects as well as physical longevity. Presents a practice oriented framework for quality management of long-term care toward improving elders’ quality of life. Examines quality of life in home and long-term care settings across the five European member countries of Care Keys. Describes the Care Keys Toolkit, featuring innovative measures for monitoring and evaluating care and troubleshooting for problem areas. For those charged with improvements at any level of this vital area—administrative, policy, research, professional, or student—this volume will bring new insights and stimulation for potential answers on the complex challenges of elder health care.

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It's a core issue at the heart of elder care: while best-practice data exist for long-term care, quality of life as a concept, measure and standard for care outcomes remains elusive. The result of an ambitious European research initiative, the Care Keys Project addresses quality of life issues among frail, care-dependent seniors, taking their social as well as health needs into account. Care-Related Quality of Life in Old Age explains the theory behind Care Keys, its methodology, empirical findings, and practical considerations in promoting effective, efficient elder care aimed at social and emotional well-being and including disabled and cognitively impaired patients. This important book: Brings together gerontological knowledge from medical, psychology, nursing, sociology, economics, and health care systems perspectives. Introduces an integrated theory of care-related quality of life that emphasizes social, emotional and mental aspects as well as physical longevity. Presents a practice oriented framework for quality management of long-term care toward improving elders' quality of life. Examines quality of life in home and long-term care settings across the five European member countries of Care Keys. Describes the Care Keys Toolkit, featuring innovative measures for monitoring and evaluating care and troubleshooting for problem areas. For those charged with improvements at any level of this vital area administrative, policy, research, professional, or student this volume will bring new insights and stimulation for potential answers on the complex challenges of elder health care.

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Dit rapport bevat de resultaten van een pilootstudie uitgevoerd door vijf onderzoeksinstituten in Europa omtrent de kost van de zorg voor personen met de ziekte van Alzheimer. Deze pilootstudies vormden een onderdeel van een ruimer onderzoeksproject gefinancierd door de Europese Commissie DG V tussen 1996 en 1998, met name het EACH-project (European Alzheimer Clearing House project). Een in België (Vlaanderen) ontworpen onderzoeksmethodologie voor de gedetailleerde registratie en verwerking van zowel formele als informele zorgkosten, werd in een pilootproject vertaald naar vier andere Europese landen, met name Ierland, Spanje, Finland en Griekenland. In dit rapport vergelijken wij de situatie in Vlaanderen voor Alzheimerpatiënten met een doorsnee thuiszorgsituatie voor ouderen, en tevens wordt de vergelijking gemaakt met de vier andere pilootstudies. De publicatie voor Vlaanderen is mede mogelijk gemaakt door de financiële ondersteuning van de toenmalige Vlaams minister van Financiën, Begroting en Gezondheidszorgbeleid Wivina Demeester. Ook de bevragingsinstrumenten en de huishoudboekjes waarmee de kosten in ‘tijd en in geld’ zijn genoteerd, zijn in dit rapport opgenomen. De gedetailleerde kostenregistratie, die door het HIVA reeds voor diverse andere aandoeningen werd gebruikt, illustreert eens te meer dat het redelijk betrouwbaar zowel verschillen tussen aandoeningen als tussen zorgsystemen beschrijft. De tabellen en grafieken leveren als het ware een 'vingerafdruk' van het zorgproces, de zorgsituatie en vooral de kwetsbaarheid van verzorgde en verzorgenden. Voor de zorg van personen met de ziekte van Alzheimer valt de fragiliteit van de oudere en zijn vaak ook oudere voornaamste verzorger op.

Alzheimer Disease. --- Costs and Cost Analysis. --- Academic collection --- #SBIB:316.334.3M54 --- dementie (Alzheimer, ouderdomsdementie) --- gezondheidszorg --- gezondheidseconomie (gezondheidszorgeconomie) --- Analysis, Cost --- Cost --- Cost Analysis --- Cost Comparison --- Cost Measures --- Cost-Minimization Analysis --- Costs and Cost Analyses --- Costs, Cost Analysis --- Pricing --- Analyses, Cost --- Analyses, Cost-Minimization --- Analysis, Cost-Minimization --- Comparison, Cost --- Comparisons, Cost --- Cost Analyses --- Cost Comparisons --- Cost Measure --- Cost Minimization Analysis --- Cost, Cost Analysis --- Cost-Minimization Analyses --- Costs --- Measure, Cost --- Measures, Cost --- Alzheimer Dementia (AD) --- Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset --- Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset --- Alzheimer Sclerosis --- Alzheimer Syndrome --- Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia --- Alzheimer's Disease --- Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset --- Alzheimer-Type Dementia (ATD) --- Dementia, Presenile --- Dementia, Primary Senile Degenerative --- Early Onset Alzheimer Disease --- Familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD) --- Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease --- Late Onset Alzheimer Disease --- Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia --- Senile Dementia, Acute Confusional --- Acute Confusional Senile Dementia --- Dementia, Alzheimer Type --- Dementia, Senile --- Presenile Alzheimer Dementia --- Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type --- Alzheimer Type Dementia --- Alzheimer Type Dementia (ATD) --- Dementia, Alzheimer (AD) --- Dementia, Alzheimer-Type (ATD) --- Disease, Alzheimer --- Disease, Alzheimer's --- Presenile Dementia --- Sclerosis, Alzheimer --- Senile Dementia --- Syndrome, Alzheimer --- Organisatie en financiering van de gezondheidszorg --- démence --- soins de santé --- économie de la santé (économie des soins de santé) --- Alzheimer Dementia --- Alzheimer Dementias --- Alzheimer Disease, Familial (FAD) --- Alzheimer Diseases, Familial (FAD) --- Dementia, Alzheimer --- Dementias, Alzheimer --- Familial Alzheimer Diseases (FAD) --- Affordability --- Affordabilities --- Alzheimer Disease --- Costs and Cost Analysis --- Alzheimer's Diseases --- Alzheimer Diseases --- Alzheimers Diseases