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| Appropriateness in acquiring a family caregiver interview from older adults with suspected cognitive impairment | | Author(s) | N R Chumbler, D Hartmann, C K Beck |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 4, no 2, May 2000 |
| Pages | pp 158-165 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Family care ; Interviewing ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | 3,726 over 70s in Arkansas with suspected cognitive impairment and with a family caregiver were identified for this study of factors associated with the completion of a family caregiver interview. Of those with cognitive impairment (730, or 19.6%), data was collected from 376 family caregivers. Multivariate analysis found that a complete caregiver interview was associated with being male, engaging in more face-to-face contact with family members other than the family caregiver, having more visits to the physician (excluding a psychiatrist), and having more difficulties performing instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). This paper discusses the implications of using telephone interviews to collect and evaluate data on health status and health service needs of older people with cognitive impairment. Findings suggest the importance of completing a concomitant interview with a family caregiver. Health care policymakers may want to pay particular attention to older people with few family contacts when planning access to care services. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001018217 A |
| Classmark | E4: P6:SJ: 3DL: 7T |
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