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Table 1 Description of the intervention toolbox

From: Acceptance and self-reported use of a dementia care toolbox by general practice personal: results from an intervention study in German practices

Item

Target group

Aim of material

Topic/Content

Layout

Language

8-page brochure

Pat, next of kin

Provide overview and support

• Definition of dementia and symptoms

• Contact addresses

• Procedural steps (GPs)

• Symbols

• Diagram

• Highlighted keywords

• Websites

Common language:

Ger,

Rus,

Tur

Poster

(30 cm × 42 cm)

Pat, next of kin

Creating awareness

• Questions about key symptoms of dementia

• Symbols

Common language: Ger,

Rus,

Tur

2-page information card

GP, PrA

Information on how to deal with patients with and without a migrant background

• Support services in case of language problems

• Cultural sensitivity

• Contact addresses

• Communication advice

• Symbols

• Highlighted keywords

• Websites

Ger

Practical tool

GP

Facilitation of diagnostics for people with and without a migrant background

• Medical history sheet

• EASY test

• 20-page booklet

• Highlighted keywords

• Symbols

• Interviews

• Diagrams

• Websites

Ger-Eng

Ger-Tur

Ger-Rus

  1. Target group: GP General Practitioner, Pat Patients, PrAs Practice Assistants, Language: Eng English, Ger German, Tur Turkish, Rus Russian