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Profiling the care needs of the population with dementia
— a survey in Central Scotland | | Author(s) | David S Gordon, Harden Carter, Shonagh Scott |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 7, July 1997 |
| Pages | pp 753-759 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Needs indicators ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Recognition ; Central Region, Scotland. |
| Annotation | The authors present results of a low-cost method of producing local information for dementia service planning. Participants were aged 65 and over, defined by health and social care professionals as having 'problems of memory/confusion (as caused by dementia)', living at home or institutional care in the Forth Valley Health Board area. 45% of the total population with dementia were in some form of institutional care. The survey demonstrated high levels of need in the local population with dementia known to services. Assistance was required more than once a day with mobility by 48%, personal care by 60%, domestic tasks by 75%, and because of behavioural problems by 57%. Assistance was required at night by 59% because of personal care needs, and by 54% because of behaviour problems. The value of a broad-based survey 'snapshot' across the range of settings was confirmed. It can be accomplished relatively quickly and cheaply, and complements information collected in other ways. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970807261 A |
| Classmark | EA: IK:3RI: IT: 4AD: 9C |
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