SveDem, the Swedish Dementia Registry - a tool for improving the quality of diagnostics, treatment and care of dementia patients in clinical practice

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 2; p. e0116538
• Main Authors: Religa, Dorota, Fereshtehnejad, Seyed-Mohammad, Cermakova, Pavla, Edlund, Ann-Katrin, Garcia-Ptacek, Sara, Granqvist, Nicklas, Hallbäck, Anne, Kåwe, Kerstin, Farahmand, Bahman, Kilander, Lena, Mattsson, Ulla-Britt, Nägga, Katarina, Nordström, Peter, Wijk, Helle, Wimo, Anders, Winblad, Bengt, Eriksdotter, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer's disease; Body mass index; Clinical Medicine; Community involvement; Databases, Factual; Dementia; Dementia - diagnosis; Dementia - epidemiology; Dementia disorders; Diagnostic systems; Disorders; Drug therapy; Female; Geriatrics; Gerontologi, medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning; Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences; Health care; Hospitals; Humans; Joint surgery; Klinisk medicin; Legal medicine; Male; Medical and Health Sciences; Medical diagnosis; Medical treatment; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Neurobiology; Neurologi; Neurology; Neurosciences; Nursing care; Nursing homes; Older people; Patients; Primary care; Primary care nursing; Quality; R&D; Registries; Research & development; Sex Factors; Society; Substance abuse treatment; Sweden; Sweden
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116538

The Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem) was developed with the aim to improve the quality of diagnostic work-up, treatment and care of patients with dementia disorders in Sweden.
SveDem is an internet based quality registry where several indicators can be followed over time. It includes information about the diagnostic work-up, medical treatment and community support (www.svedem.se). The patients are diagnosed and followed-up yearly in specialist units, primary care centres or in nursing homes.
The database was initiated in May 2007 and covers almost all of Sweden. There were 28 722 patients registered with a mean age of 79.3 years during 2007-2012. Each participating unit obtains continuous online statistics from its own registrations and they can be compared with regional and national data. A report from SveDem is published yearly to inform medical and care professionals as well as political and administrative decision-makers about the current quality of diagnostics, treatment and care of patients with dementia disorders in Sweden.
SveDem provides knowledge about current dementia care in Sweden and serves as a framework for ensuring the quality of diagnostics, treatment and care across the country. It also reflects changes in quality dementia care over time. Data from SveDem can be used to further develop the national guidelines for dementia and to generate new research hypotheses.