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Dementia care mapping as a research tool.

Philip D Sloane¹, Dawn Brooker, Lauren Cohen

¹Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA. psloane@med.unc.edu

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) shows promise for assessing quality of life in dementia care, despite challenges with scoring and reliability. Further refinements could enhance its use as a research tool.

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Psychometrics
Dementia Care Research

Background:

Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is an observational tool initially for clinical use.
It is being explored as a measure of quality of life (QOL) and well-being for long-term care residents with dementia.
DCM involves 6-hour observations with 5-minute interval coding of behavior and well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

To compile and summarize descriptive data on the distribution and psychometric properties of DCM data from various research teams.
To identify issues and limitations of DCM as a research measure.

Main Methods:

Compilation and summarization of descriptive data from multiple research teams.
Analysis of psychometric properties and data distribution of DCM assessments.

Main Results:

Identified issues include complex scoring, inter-rater reliability challenges for Behavior Category Codes (BCCs), limited variability in Well/Ill Being (WIB) scores, and associations with resident characteristics.
Rater time burden and comparability across settings were also noted problems.

Conclusions:

DCM has potential as a research measure for QOL from the perspective of persons with dementia.
Its utility depends on application, acknowledging strengths and limitations.
Suggested improvements include coding predominant events, shortening observation periods, and adding a neutral WIB option.