Caregiver preparedness is associated with desire to seek long-term care admission of hospitalized persons with dementia.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
; 38(9): e6006, 2023 09.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37715936
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Hospitalized patients with dementia are more likely to be discharged to long-term care compared to persons without dementia. Little research has been conducted to examine the associations of caregiver preparedness and strain with desire to seek long-term care in hospitalized persons with dementia at discharge. The purpose of this study was to examine caregiver preparedness and strain as factors associated with desire to seek long-term care admission in caregivers of persons with dementia at hospital discharge.METHODS:
Patient baseline and discharge data, and caregiver discharge data of 424 patient and caregiver dyads from a cluster randomized trial was used. Stepwise multiple linear regression was conducted to examine factors associated with caregiver desire to seek long-term care.RESULTS:
After controlling for caregiver and patient characteristics, lower caregiver preparedness (ß = -0.069; p < 0.016) was significantly associated with increased desire to seek long-term care.DISCUSSION:
Findings underscore the need for clinicians and service providers to provide further attention to caregiver preparedness throughout the course of hospitalization.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Assistência de Longa Duração
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Demência
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos