title: Dementia service centres in Austria: A comprehensive support and early detection model for persons with dementia and their caregivers - theoretical foundations and model description.
abstract: Despite the highly developed social services in Austria, the County of Upper Austria, one of the nine counties of Austria had only very limited specialized services for persons with dementia and their caregivers in 2001. Support groups existed in which the desire for more specialized services was voiced. In response to this situation, funding was received to develop a new structure for early disease detection and long term support for both the person with dementia and their caregivers. This article describes the development of the model of the Dementia Service Centres (DSCs) and the successes and difficulties encountered in the process of implementing the model in six different rural regions of Upper Austria. The DSC was described in the First Austrian Dementia Report as one of the potential service models for the future.
authors: M.A.S Alzheimerhilfe, Austria; Department for Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medicine, Danube University, Austria stefanie.auer@mas.or.at.
authors: Stefanie R
authors: SR
authors: Auer
authors: M.A.S Alzheimerhilfe, Austria.
authors: Edith
authors: E
authors: Span
authors: Department of Psychiatry, New York University Langone Medical Center, USA.
authors: Barry
authors: B
authors: Reisberg
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001317:Austria; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D019058:Community Networks; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012424:Rural Population; D012944:Social Support
keywords: caregiver support; early disease detection; integrated care; nonpharmacological treatment of dementia; persons with dementia