Case Management-based Collaborative Care Model Associated with improvement in neuropsychiatric outcomes in community-dwelling people living with dementia

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to explore the association between adherence of collaborative care model and short-term deterioration of BPSD after controlling patient and caregiver factors. METHODS: This retrospective case–control study enrolled 276 participants who were newly diagnosed with dementia and BPSD. A dementia collaborative care team interviewed patients and caregivers to form a care plan and provided individualized education or social resource referrals. A multivariate logistic regression model with backward selection was used to test factors associated with BPSD deterioration, defined as worse neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI) scores 1 year after joining the care model. RESULTS: Male sex (odds ratio [OR] = 0.45; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.25–0.84) and higher clinical dementia rating scale sum of boxes scores (CDR-SOB) (OR = 0.90; 95% CI = 0.83–0.98) were protective factors, whereas spouse caregivers and withdrawals from the care model (OR = 3.42; 95% CI = 1.28–9.15) were risk factors for BPSD deterioration. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that both patient and caregiver factors were associated with deterioration of BPSD. The case manager-centered dementia collaborative care model is beneficial for the management of BPSD. Healthcare systems may consider implementing a case management model in clinical dementia care practice.