title: [Care diagnosis for demented patients living at home. A new concept?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In addition to diagnosing the disease, establishing the care needs of people suffering from dementia is of paramount importance. Based on a literature review and expert advice, a working document has been drawn up in this article to determine the care diagnosis of dementia patients living at home.
  
  
  METHODS
  The components of care diagnosis were listed by means of a systematic literature review. The inventory was then further adapted and a working document was developed using semi-structured interviews of sixteen professional caregivers and two informal carers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The literature on care diagnosis is recent, and there are only a few studies with unequivocal results. However, all authors agree that making an inventory of the care needs results in better care planning and a better quality of life for both patient and informal carer. A synthesis of the literature review and semi-structured interviews led to a working document proposing the creation of an inventory of the care needs for a dementia patient living at home and his/her informal carer during a multidisciplinary consultation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to determine the care needs of a dementia patient living at home and his/her informal carer. The proposed document may serve as a guideline during a multidisciplinary consultation.
authors.affiliation: Huisarts, wetenschappelijk medewerkerAcademisch Centrum voor Huisortsgeneeskunde (ACHG) KU Leuven. Mieke.Vermandere@med.kuleuven.be
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vermandere
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Decloedt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Lepeleire
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care