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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: West J Nurs Res. 2019 Jan 28;41(12):1724–1746. doi: 10.1177/0193945919825861

Table 2.

Expert Interventions Themes

Expert Interventions (N = 372)
n(%) Rank
Major theme: Education & Skills…

Subtheme
For managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia 70 (18.8) 1
For greater understanding of dementia disease expectations 49 (13.2) 2
For improving safety and creating a safe environment 43 (11.6) 3
For improving performance of activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living 39 (10.5) 4
For enhancing use of medical care 38 (10.2) 5a
For more effective medication utilization 20 (5.4) 9

Major theme: Caregiver…

Subtheme
Respite 38 (10.2) 5a
Social and financial support 24 (6.4) 8
Self-care 17 (4.6) 10
Positive reinforcement 34 (9.1) 7

Note.

a

Tie Rank.