Improving Health and Social Care Services for People with Dementia
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 134
Special Issue Editors
Interests: health service design, delivery, and use with a specific focus on services and conditions affecting older people, dementia, mental health and wellbeing in later life; phenomenological experiences of mental health, retirement and later life transitions; implementation science; behavioural science perspectives
Interests: lived experiences of people with dementia and carers; social health; post-diagnostic support; psychosocial interventions; technology; patient and public involvement (PPI)
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Dear Colleagues,
Health and social care services provide information, support, and management for people with dementia throughout the dementia journey. Dementia diagnosis is becoming timelier and more accurate, enabling greater access to an increasing array of ever more specialised services. New developments in treatment, both pharmacological and psychosocial, and technological advancements are enabling people with dementia and those who support them to receive interventions and guidance that may prevent or slow further changes, relieve symptoms, improve wellbeing, and help in adapting to changing conditions. The provision and delivery of these services show variation within and between countries, highlighting risks for inequalities in access to services and innovation, as well as opportunities for knowledge sharing and improvement in best practice. This is necessary in order to continue to design and deliver services that meet the needs, abilities, and preferences of people with dementia and provide person-centred care.
This Special Issue will showcase recent advances in the design, delivery, and use of health and social care services that could lead to wide-ranging improvements in experiences of care access for people with dementia and their caregivers.
Dr. Jen Yates
Dr. Esther Loseto-Gerritzen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dementia
- social services for people with dementia
- health services for people with dementia
- multidisciplinary care
- integrated care systems
- research
- evaluation
- recommendations
- implementation
- post-diagnostic support
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