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Revista Cuidarte
Print version ISSN 2216-0973On-line version ISSN 2346-3414
Abstract
GARCIA, Alejandra María Alvarado; HUESO, Paula Vanessa Alvarado; MENDEZ, Laura Tatiana Rojas and TAO, Paula Andrea Oviedo. Health care needs in patients with dementia and/or alzheimer's: a comprehensive review. Rev Cuid [online]. 2019, vol.10, n.3, e813. Epub Dec 20, 2019. ISSN 2216-0973. https://doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.v10i3.813.
Introduction
This study aims to identify scientific evidence related to the health care needs of patients with dementia and/or Alzheimer's disease in Latin America.
Materials and Methods
A comprehensive review of the scientific evidence was carried out following the Ganong’s methodology to search in the Embase, Ovid, PubMed, ProQuest, SciELO, ISI Web of Science and Scopus, REDALyC databases for articles published from 2012 to 2019.
Results
20 articles were included as the result of primary qualitative and quantitative research. The following categories are presented and discussed as findings: physical care needs, psychological care needs, and social care needs.
Discussion and Conclusions
In the Latin American context, there is a knowledge gap on the research oriented to patients with dementia and/or Alzheimer's disease. Recognizing the health care needs of patients with dementia becomes a priority for health professionals since providing an appropriate intervention promotes the quality of life of patients and their caregivers.
Keywords : Patient Care; Dementia; Nursing; Needs Assessment; Alzheimer's Disease; Quality of Life.
