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Entitlement of carer’s allowance to support home care of persons with Alzheimer’s disease: evaluation of current decision criteria

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-018-0060-4

Published Online: 2018-05-15

Published Print: 2018-08

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Authors

Ruokostenpohja, Nora

Välimäki, Tarja https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6178-5671
Martikainen, Janne

Hallikainen, Merja

Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Katri

Koivisto, Anne
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Kuopion Yliopistollinen Sairaala (Kuopio University Hospital (EVO/VTR grant 5220/5772728))

Päivikki ja Sakari Sohlbergin Säätiö

Olvi foundation

the Foundation for Nurse Education

the Finnish Brain Foundation
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Article History

Received: 27 January 2018

Accepted: 30 April 2018

First Online: 15 May 2018

Compliance with ethical standards

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: Janne Martikainen is a founding partner of ESiOR Oy, which provides health economic, outcome research, and market access services for pharmaceutical and medical companies, as well as hospitals and other health and social care providers. The sponsors had no role in the study design and performance; the data collection, management, analysis, and interpretation; or the preparation or the submission of the manuscript for publication. The sponsors have no role in approval. All the study sponsors have been informed by progression reports as agreed with each sponsor.

: The ethics committe of Kuopio University Hospital reviewed the ethical issues involved in this study and gave a favourable opinion (64/00).

: A consent form was signed by both the family caregiver and the care recipient for the participation in the ALSOVA project.