title: An evaluation study of a dementia screening program in Taiwan: an application of the theory of planned behaviors.
abstract: A challenge facing dementia service providers is how to detect dementia early to facilitate timely intervention. This article reports findings of an evaluation study of a dementia-screening program in Taiwan utilizing the Theory of Planned Behaviors. We present the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) program rationale and examine the effects of this important health and social service intervention. Follow-up telephone interviews were completed by 108 respondents. Findings indicate that the SPMSQ program was successful in identifying suspected dementia. Results also show that the dementia-screening program contributed to an increase in medical service utilization and in unpaid informal care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. peishan@ntu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Pei-Shan
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: John Sai-Hung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Chun-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011594:Psychometrics; D012947:Social Work; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D013997:Time Factors