A home assistance model for dementia: outcome in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease after three months

• Main Authors: Gabriele Carbone (Author), Francesca Barreca (Author), Giovanni Mancini (Author), Giovanni Pauletti (Author), Veronica Salvi (Author), Nicola Vanacore (Author), Carla Salvitti (Author), Fiorella Ubaldi (Author), Luigi Sinibaldi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The treatment of dementias, which are currently incurable pathologies, requires an approach to care that involves both the patients and their families. The effect of alternative interventions, besides the pharmacological approach, therefore warrants evaluation. In this paper, we describe one such in...