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Care needs assessment of older Chinese individuals with dementia of Hong Kong
Author(s)	J C C Chung
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 10, no 6, November 2006
Pages	pp 631-637
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Family care ; Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Hong Kong.
Annotation	Under the Care Needs Assessment Pack for Dementia (CarenapD), the care needs of 197 older Hong Kong Chinese individuals (mean age 77) with dementia living in the community were investigated in this study. Among these participants, 71 were classified with a Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) score of 1 (mild impairment), 100 with a CDR score of 2 (moderate impairment) and 20 with a CDR score of 3 (severe impairment). CarenapD, consisting of 57 activity/behavioural items, was used to evaluate the status of care needs as 'No', 'Met', and 'Unmet' in seven domains of functioning. The results suggested that the care needs of participants with increasing severity of cognitive impairment became diversified and evident in activities related to complex and instrumental daily living tasks, social interaction, thinking and memory, and behaviour and mental state. Formal service providers are suggested to formulate support services that are appropriate to the care needs for people with dementia and family carers. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-061211212 A
Classmark	EA: P6:SJ: IK: 4C: 7DR
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