People with dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment form a substantial proportion of patients admitted to hospitals, but problems in their care are persistent. One widely proposed improvement approach involves the use of systems using visual identifiers to help staff quickly recognise people with suspected dementia, with the goal of supporting more personalised care. The aim of this paper is to identify the identifier systems in use and staff perceptions of their strengths and weaknesses.

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医疗环境中认知障碍患者的视觉识别系统：英国医院实践调查

患有痴呆症和其他形式的认知障碍的人在住院患者中占很大比例，但他们的护理问题一直存在。一种广泛提出的改进方法涉及使用使用视觉标识符的系统来帮助工作人员快速识别疑似痴呆症患者，目的是支持更个性化的护理。本文的目的是确定正在使用的标识符系统以及工作人员对其优缺点的看法。