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Chinese Nursing Management ›› 2019, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (9): 1289-1294.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-1756.2019.09.003

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Introduction to intervention program on elderly with dementia and caregivers in the United States and consideration of localization in China: a case for Tailored Activity Program (TAP)

LIU Minhui, HOU Tianxue, LI Yuxiao, SUN Xiaocao, TANG Siyuan   

  1. Center on Innovative Care in Aging of Johns Hopkins University, U.S.
  • Online:2019-09-15 Published:2019-09-15
  • Contact: E-mail:tianxueh@163.com

Abstract: This article introduces an evidence-based intervention program–Tailored Activity Program (TAP), which was initaitally implemented in the United States to effectively alleviate the neuropsychological behavioral symptoms of older adults with dementia and reduce the burden on caregivers. It also discusses the challenges and strategies of localization, and provides feasible suggestions for the development of evidence-based intervention studies for the care of older adults with dementia in China.

Key words: older adults with dementia; caregiver burden; evidence-based intervention; localization

CLC Number: 

  • R47