Author(s)

Kenji Hamabata^1,2*, Hideyuki Shiotani¹, Keiko Sekido³

¹Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Hyogo, Japan.
²School of Nursing, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
³School of Nursing, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.

In this manuscript the authors have studied interprofessional work model for dementia care in hospitals for community-based care. As present situations and problems of dementia patients in hospitals for community-based care, 8 core categories (19 categories) were extracted and as actual situations of interprofessional work for dementia care, 8 core categories (13 categories) were obtained. The authors examined a function of interprofessional work model and practice contents using these categories. The results revealed that better interprofessional work can be expected by six specialists of nurses rehabilitation specialists, MSW, pharmacists, dietitians and care workers developing dementia care based on “Family handling function” “ADL maintenance and improved function” “Staff member education and empowerment function”.

Dementia Care, Interprofessional Work Model

Hamabata, K. , Shiotani, H. and Sekido, K. (2020) Interprofessional Work Model for Dementia Care in Hospitals for Community-Based Care. Health, 12, 1543-1561. doi: 10.4236/health.2020.1212112.