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Domiciliary and day care services
— why do people with dementia refuse? | | Author(s) | Marianne Durand, Aroushka James, Aruna Ravishankar |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 13, no 3, May 2009 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, May 2009 |
| Pages | pp 414-419 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Domiciliary services ; Day services ; Usage [services] ; Social surveys ; Manchester. |
| Annotation | Fifty people with dementia who lived alone in Manchester and had refused day services were interviewed. The most common reason for reluctance to attend day services were the belief that they did not need day services, that they liked being on their own, and the belief that they would not enjoy it. People who persistently refused day services tended to have additional worries about meeting new people, losing their independence and being institutionalised. 54% of the sample scored six or more on the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, suggesting possible presence of major depression. In patients with dementia who live alone and refuse day services, their misconceptions about day services and possibility of undiagnosed depression need further exploration. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090728217 A |
| Classmark | EA: N: NM: QLD: 3F: 83E |
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