Effect of clinical pharmacists' interventions on dementia treatment adherence and caregivers' knowledge.

Fatma Nisa Balli TurhanPelin UnsalMeltem Gulhan HalilBurcu Balam DoguMustafa CankurtaranKutay Demirkan

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2021)

The intervention of clinical pharmacists significantly increased the adherence to dementia treatment and the caregivers' knowledge of dementia. Close monitoring of dementia patients and caregivers by clinical pharmacists and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team play an important role in dementia care. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; 21: 506-511.

Keyphrases

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