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Testing family-centered, function-focused care in hospitalized persons with dementia

Hospital-acquired disability causes decreased quality of life for patients with dementia and family caregivers, and increased societal costs. A comparative, repeated measures study tests the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the family-centered, function-focused care intervention (Fam-FFC) in dyads of hospitalized, medical patients with dementia and family caregivers (FCGs).