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Reasons of informal caregivers for institutionalising dementia patients previously living at home
— the Pixel study | | Author(s) | Philippe Thomas, Pierre Ingrand, Fabrice Lalloue |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 2, February 2004 |
| Pages | pp 127-135 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Admission ; Institutional accommodation ; Informal care ; Social surveys ; France. |
| Annotation | Data were collected by questionnaire to caregivers concerning 109 dementia patients and their case files and medical information from 43 geriatric hospitals across France. Cognitive disorders were not the main reasons for institutionalising patients. Rather, the most frequent caregiver complaint at the time of institutionalisation was incontinence, followed by withdrawal, with the main problems being the patient's dependence and behaviour disorders. A treatment with anticholinesterase for dementia was associated with a live-in carer being provided for 20 months longer than in the case of patients not receiving the treatment. It is thus necessary to change the focus of home care for dementia patients towards preventing loss of autonomy and its consequences, and to allow for periods of relief to home caregivers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040301215 A |
| Classmark | EA: QKH: KV: P6: 3F: 765 |
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