Identifying Unmet Needs of Family Dementia Caregivers: Results of the Baseline Assessment of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial.
J Alzheimers Dis
; 67(2): 527-539, 2019.
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| ID: mdl-30584136
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Caregivers providing informal care for people with dementia (PwD) often report unmet needs, burden, and health impairments. Optimal support for family dementia caregivers will likely benefit from better understanding and assessment of the prevalence and types of caregivers' unmet needs and associated socio-demographic and clinical characteristics.OBJECTIVE:
The present study investigates 1) the number and types of caregivers' unmet needs, 2) socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of both PwD and caregivers, and 3) caregivers' burden and health-related outcomes that are related to caregivers' unmet needs.METHODS:
The present analyses are based on cross-sectional data of nâ=â226 dyads of caregivers and their community-dwelling PwD participating in a comprehensive standardized, computer-based caregivers' needs assessment within a general practitioner (GP)-based, cluster-randomized intervention trial.RESULTS:
A total of nâ=â505 unmet needs were identified for nâ=â171 caregivers from the intervention group at baseline. Only 24.3% caregivers reported no unmet need (nâ=â55), whereas 75.7% caregivers had at least one unmet need (nâ=â171). Caregivers had on average 2.19 unmet needs (meanâ=â2.19, SDâ=â2.15). Specifically, 53.1% of caregivers had one up to three unmet needs (nâ=â120), 18.6% (nâ=â42) had three up to six unmet needs, and 4.0% (nâ=â9) had more than six unmet needs.DISCUSSION:
Our results underline the importance of a comprehensive needs assessment for family dementia caregivers to develop and implement concepts that can provide family dementia caregivers with optimal support.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Cuidadores
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Demência
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Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article