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Factors associated with formal service use by family members of patients with dementia
Author(s)Corinne E Gill, Gregory A Hinrichsen, Raymond DiGiuseppe
Journal titleJournal of Applied Gerontology, vol 17, no 1, March 1998
Pagespp 38-52
KeywordsDementia ; Family care ; Services ; Domiciliary services ; Usage [services] ; United States of America.
AnnotationThis study investigated actual service use by 152 dementia patients in the United States (US), and used the Anderson model to examine factors associated with the use of in-home and out-of-home services. The Anderson model outlines three domains that are linked to service use: predisposing variables, such as demographic, social structural and attitudinal factors; enabling characteristics, such as personal, community or social resources; and need characteristics. On the whole, practical issues tied to patient care were most powerfully related to the use of formal services in patients with relatively advanced dementia. Family caregiver appraisal, coping, and emotional adjustment were not substantively tied to service use.
Accession NumberCPA-980401403 A
ClassmarkEA: P6:SJ: I: N: QLD: 7T

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