Table 5.
Process structure and key characteristics of both dementia-specific case conferences
| WELCOME-IdA | WELCOME-NEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Process structure | Preparation of case conferences (CCs) | |
| Introduction (welcome, time frame and roles) | ||
| ▪ Description/quantification of challenging behavior on the basis of IdA (14 guiding questions) | ▪ Description/quantification of challenging behavior without assessment (narrative) | |
| ▪ Analyses of triggers and causes of challenging behavior on the basis of IdA (48 guiding questions) | ▪ Analyses of triggers and causes of challenging behavior without assessment (narrative) | |
| Planning of care intervention based on analysis of situation | ||
| Closing (for example, personal reflection, what have I learned from the case?) | ||
| Post-processing of case conference (for example, responsibility to transfer results to daily care routines) | ||
| Evaluation of case conference (for example, changes in challenging behavior due to care interventions and adoption of care interventions) | ||
| WELCOME-IdA and WELCOME-NEO | ||
| Key characteristics | Participants (core team) | |
| 1 moderator | ||
| 1 keeper of minutes | ||
| 1 case reporter | ||
| 2 to 5 reflection partners | ||
| Location | ||
| undisturbed room/area | ||
| Duration | ||
| 60 to 90 minutes | ||
| Intervals | ||
| (at least) monthly | ||