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Needs and quality of life of people with middle-stage dementia and their family carers from the European Actifcare study. When informal care alone may not suffice.
Kerpershoek, Liselot; de Vugt, Marjolein; Wolfs, Claire; Woods, Bob; Jelley, Hannah; Orrell, Martin; Stephan, Astrid; Bieber, Anja; Meyer, Gabriele; Selbaek, Geir; Handels, Ron; Wimo, Anders; Hopper, Louise; Irving, Kate; Marques, Maria; Gonçalves-Pereira, Manuel; Portolani, Elisa; Zanetti, Orazio; Verhey, Frans.
  • Kerpershoek L; a Alzheimer Centrum Limburg , Maastricht University , Maastricht , The Netherlands.
  • de Vugt M; a Alzheimer Centrum Limburg , Maastricht University , Maastricht , The Netherlands.
  • Wolfs C; a Alzheimer Centrum Limburg , Maastricht University , Maastricht , The Netherlands.
  • Woods B; b Bangor University , Bangor , UK.
  • Jelley H; b Bangor University , Bangor , UK.
  • Orrell M; b Bangor University , Bangor , UK.
  • Stephan A; c Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE) , Institute of Health and Nursing sciences , Halle , Germany.
  • Bieber A; c Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE) , Institute of Health and Nursing sciences , Halle , Germany.
  • Meyer G; c Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE) , Institute of Health and Nursing sciences , Halle , Germany.
  • Selbaek G; d Department of Geriatric Medicine , Oslo University Hospital , Oslo , Norway.
  • Handels R; a Alzheimer Centrum Limburg , Maastricht University , Maastricht , The Netherlands.
  • Wimo A; e Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.
  • Hopper L; e Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.
  • Irving K; f Centre for Research & Development Uppsala University / City Council of Gävleborg , Gävle , Sweden.
  • Marques M; g School of Nursing and Human Sciences , Dublin City University , Dublin , Ireland.
  • Gonçalves-Pereira M; g School of Nursing and Human Sciences , Dublin City University , Dublin , Ireland.
  • Portolani E; h CEDOC, Nova Medical School, Faculdade De Ciências Médicas , Universidade Nova De Lisboa , Lisbon , Portugal.
  • Zanetti O; h CEDOC, Nova Medical School, Faculdade De Ciências Médicas , Universidade Nova De Lisboa , Lisbon , Portugal.
  • Verhey F; i Alzheimer's Research Unit-Memory Clinic , IRCCS Centro S. Giovanni di Dio , Milano , Italy.
Aging Ment Health ; 22(7): 897-902, 2018 07.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29068697
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

The Actifcare (Access to timely formal care) study investigated needs of people with dementia and their families during the phase in which formal care is being considered, and examined whether higher need levels are related to lower quality of life (QOL).

METHOD:

From eight European countries 451 people with dementia and their carers participated. Needs were measured with the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly. QOL was measured with the QOL-AD, and carer quality of life was measured with the CarerQol. The relationship between needs and QOL was analysed with multiple regression analyses.

RESULTS:

Needs were expressed in the domains of psychological distress, daytime activities, company and information. People with dementia rated their unmet needs significantly lower than their carers the mean number of self-rated unmet needs was 0.95, whereas the mean proxy ratings were 1.66. For met needs, the self-rated mean was 5.5 and was 8 when proxy-rated. The level of needs reported was negatively associated with QOL for both.

CONCLUSION:

The study results show that informal carers reported almost twice as many needs as people with dementia. The domains in which needs are expressed should be the primary focus for interventions to support   QOL. The perspectives of people with dementia are informative when identifying needs.
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Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Cuidadores / Evaluación de Necesidades / Demencia / Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Cuidadores / Evaluación de Necesidades / Demencia / Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article