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The process of definitive institutionalization of community dwelling demented vs non demented elderly
— data obtained from a network of sentinel general practitioners | | Author(s) | Birgitte Schoenmakers, Frank Buntinx, Dirk Devroey |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 24, no 5, May 2009 |
| Pages | pp 523-531 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/gps |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Admission ; Institutional accommodation ; Family care ; General practice ; Cross sectional surveys ; Belgium. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between characteristics of community dwelling demented and non-demented elders and their caregivers at the moment of definitive institutionalisation. The study is a cross-sectional analysis performed on data obtained from a Belgian Network of Sentinel General Practitioners (a network established in 1979 to represent the country's GPs and their patients). Older dementia patients with several concomitant diseases were mainly placed because of unmanageable behavioural disturbances. Strikingly, these dementia patients were more often confronted with a time delay in definitive institutionalisation due to their high care dependence. Although burden in the dementia family caregivers was an important motivation for definitive institutionalisation, it did not seem to be a motive in the final institutionalisation circumstances. Behavioural disturbances are independent of caregiver burden, professional support, or a spousal relationship, and the main direct reason for institutionalisation of community dwelling adults with dementia. The way caregivers feel supported might play the key role in the final placement decision. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090824013 A |
| Classmark | EA: QKH: KV: P6:SJ: L5: 3KB: 76E |
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