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Caregivers' experience of risk in dementia
— the LASER-AD study | | Author(s) | A E Walker, G Livingston, C A Cooper |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 10, no 5, September 2006 |
| Pages | pp 532-538 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; At risk ; Attitude ; Family care ; Longitudinal surveys ; London ; South East England. |
| Annotation | The authors interviewed family caregivers about their experience of and concerns regarding the safety, occurrence of risk over the last year and safety measures taken to manage risk of care recipients (CRs) with Alzheimer's disease (AD) living at home. 89 family caregiver / CR dyads participated. All had been recruited as part of a larger longitudinal study based in London and the South East Region (LASER). Caregivers spent a substantial proportion of the day supervising the CR (mean = 15.5 hours). Most caregivers (39, 81%) of the 48/89 CRs left alone worried about their safety. 61 caregivers (68.5%) reported at least one incident in which the CR had been at risk within the past year. 71 caregivers (79.8%) had taken measures to prevent risk behaviours. Greater impairment in activities of daily living (ADLs) and the the caregiver not being the CR's spouse were associated with more measures being taken. Caregivers themselves provide supervision most of the time for the CR, and are worried when they are left alone. This is realistic, as despite caregivers' attempts at managing their CRs' risks, including direct supervision, dangerous incidents still frequently occur to people with AD. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070112210 A |
| Classmark | EA: CA3: DP: P6:SJ: 3J: 82L: 82Z |
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