title: Using dementia as the organizing principle when caring for patients with dementia and comorbidities.
abstract: Most patients with dementia have other chronic health concerns as well. Because dementia affects every aspect of a patient's life, its consequences need to be considered in each care decision, including the treatment of comorbid illnesses. In this article, we present a framework for organizing the care of such patients around their dementia, rather than around their other conditions.
authors: Geriatric Services of Minnesota, St Cloud, USA.
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: Lazaroff
authors: Lynne
authors: L
authors: Morishita
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Schoephoerster
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015897:Comorbidity; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011368:Professional-Family Relations