Mark Carter
The requirment for a structured and systematic approach to the management of Alzheimers Disease is at the top of all goverement health agendas. Individual cognitive interventions for Alzheimer’s disease have been shown to be beneficial and cost effective when evaluated as sole interventions. However, there is a need for a systematic, person-centric, structured approach to guide non-pharmacological intervention selection based on disease stage, symptoms, outcome assessment, and individual requirements. Our Structured Cognitive Intervention Pathway aims to facilitate the selection of first-line, or subsequent, non-pharmacological management for people with Alzheimer’s disease living at home and in elderly care facilities.The Pathway’s conceptual basis and evaluation of implementation as a decision-support tool within a dementia care service in China.