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. 2024 Nov 21:48:101144.
doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101144. eCollection 2025 Jan.

WHO's iSupport model for dementia care: why the mode and measures matter

Bianca Brijnath  1   2 , Josefine Antoniades  1   2
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WHO's iSupport model for dementia care: why the mode and measures matter

Bianca Brijnath et al. Lancet Reg Health Eur. .
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Conflict of interest statement

BB is an investigator and co-author on the Xiao et al. trial referenced in the manuscript, which was funded by the Australian Government via the National Foundation for Australia–China Relations Competitive Grants Program in 2020 (NFACR216). BB is also leading a trial evaluating the clinical and economic effectiveness of iSupport Lite in ethnically diverse family carers in Australia. This work is funded by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRF2008065) and JA is also a named investigator on the project. The sponsors had no role in this invited commentary.

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