Characteristics of Included Qualitative Case Management Implementation Studies
| Author, Year Country | Study Design | Sample | Characteristics of the Intervention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, 199678 United Kingdom | Qualitative descriptive Thematic analysis | 14 Case managers | Case management focusing on dementia patients and their caregivers |
| Black, 2007,79 200880 United States | Qualitative descriptive Thematic analysis | 27 Community-based case managers | Case management focused on the diseases of older persons, including dementia Focus on advance care planning skills of case mangers as a part of their functions |
| Bogardus, 199881 United States | Qualitative descriptive Constant comparative method | 10 Sets of participants (one set: patient, caregiver, case manager, clinician) | Case management focused on dementia patients and their caregivers |
| Gibson, 200782 United Kingdom | Qualitative descriptive Thematic analysis | 10 Dyads (patient with mild to moderate dementia and caregiver) receiving service either via a hospital-based memory clinic or a community-based nursing service | Comparison of a community-based and clinic-based memory service |
| Gladman, 200783 United Kingdom | Qualitative descriptive Thematic analysis with conceptual mapping | 6 General practitioners, 1 geriatric psychiatrist, caregivers, patient advocate, the team manager, representatives of the Alzheimer Association | Case management focused on dementia patients and their caregivers |
| Liebel, 201284 United States | Qualitative descriptive Thematic analysis | 19 Patients | Secondary analysis of Medicare primary and consumer-directed care. Demonstration designed for patients with disabilities, including cognitive impairment (68%) |
| McCrae, 201185 United Kingdom | Convergent design Thematic analysis | 33 Health care professionals (nurses, occupational therapist, psychiatrists, psychologist, support workers, team leaders) at 6 months, and 27 at 24 months | Evaluation of “Improving the Quality of Care for Older People in Lambeth” impact from staff perspectives: did it help or hinder in performing their roles |
| Netting, 199986 United States | Qualitative descriptive Thematic analysis | 36 Different participants in case management: physicians, case managers, case assistants, practice managers, office staff | Case management focused on the diseases of older persons, including dementia |
| Seddon, 200187 United Kingdom | Qualitative descriptive/Latent content analysis | 8 Care managers and 64 caregivers | Case management focused on caregiver’s assessment (ability to care and continue care, coping ability, relationship with a care recipient) |
| Van Eijken, 200888 The Netherlands | Qualitative descriptive Inductive thematic analysis | 15 General practitioners, 6 case managers (nurses), 2 geriatricians, 11 patients, and 37 caregivers | Case management focusing on problems in cognition, mood, behavior, functional decline, mobility, nutrition and urinary incontinence |
| Waugh, 200989 Australia | Qualitative descriptive Thematic analysis | 5 Staff workers of the Mercy Community Care agency: 2 managers, 2 case managers, one outreach worker | Case management for dementia patients who live alone |
| Minkman, 200990 The Netherlands | Multiple case study Thematic analysis | 9 Case managers | Case management focused on dementia patients and their caregivers |