Dementia-Friendly Hospital-The Perspective of Professional Dementia Experts.

Participants were healthcare professionals, not people with dementia or their relatives, so the study reports expert views rather than patient experiences or outcomes. Most participants were nurses, and the authors state that experts with a nursing background were predominant. The sample was recruited through German dementia networks and snowballing, so it may not represent all hospitals, professions or countries. The study is qualitative and conceptual; it does not test whether the proposed characteristics improve care or patient outcomes. This article presents only the professional dementia expert perspective from a larger study; the patient and relative perspectives had not yet been synthesised. Experts' views may be shaped by their own hospital settings, roles and personal experience.

The authors declared no conflicts of interest. The study was funded by Witten/Herdecke University.

Do not read the six characteristics as proof that a dementia-friendly hospital improves outcomes. The study reports what 17 healthcare professionals said about the concept, not a tested intervention with patient results.