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| Predictors of the decision to yield care of a person with dementia | | Author(s) | Malcolm J Bond, Michael S Clark |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 21.2, June 2002 |
| Pages | pp 86-91 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Admission [care homes] ; Spouses as carers ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The relative contributions of caregiver and patient characteristics to the subsequent decision to yield care of a person with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), are investigated with an Australian sample of 158 people with dementia and their spouse caregivers, all aged 65+. Caregiver measures were the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), SF-36, Adelaide Activities Profile (AAP), and time as a caregiver. Patient measures were the Functional Dementia Scale, AAP, and time since diagnosis. Age and sex were also recorded. Data were obtained by personal interview with caregivers, who were re-contacted 2 years later. 60 (38%) were still providing care; the remaining 98 (62%) had yielded their role to formal institutional care, on average 11.2 months previously. Caregiver characteristics associated with yielding care included greater age, greater use of respite services, less social activities, poorer mental health and greater depression. Patient characteristics associated with yielding care included greater dementia severity, lower activity level, and more frequent incontinence. It is important that the full range of factors indicating that a caregiver is in need of assistance should be recognised. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020925208 A |
| Classmark | EA: KW:QKH: P6:SN: F: 3J: 7YA |
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