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Predictors of institutionalization of cognitively impaired elders — family help and the timing of placement
Author(s)	Joseph E Gaugler, Anne B Edwards, Elia E Femia
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 55B, no 4, July 2000
Pages	pp P247-P255
Keywords	Cognitive impairment ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Admission [nursing homes] ; Family care ; United States of America.
Annotation	The impact of family help on the timing of admissions of cognitively impaired care recipients to nursing homes is analysed. Using longitudinal data from the Adult Day Care Collaborative Study, an event history analysis was performed to determine the effects of family help after sociodemographic characteristics, caregiving stressors, and indicators of caregiver well-being were taken into account. Results showed that caregivers were less likely to institutionalise their relatives when family members provided overnight help and assisted with activities of daily living (ADLs) care. These findings suggest that specific types of family help play an important role in delaying nursing home admission for older people with dementia. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000825236 A
Classmark	E4: F: LHB:QKH: P6:SJ: 7T
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