title: A multidisciplinary team approach to managing Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Patients with Alzheimer's disease experience a range of symptoms that may overwhelm the patients, their families, and the people responsible for their care. With today's drive to reduce health care costs, any plan for managing these patients must produce maximum effectiveness at the lowest possible cost. A multidisciplinary team potentially offers both effective and efficient dementia care by eliminating duplicative or ineffective services and maintaining the optimum health of the patient and family.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Health Services Research and Development, John L. McClellan Veterans Administration Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cody
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014481:United States