Experiences of in-hospital care among dementia caregivers in the context of high neighborhood-level disadvantage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons living with dementia (PLWD) experience high rates of hospitalization and rehospitalization, exposing them to added risk for adverse outcomes including delirium, hastened cognitive decline, and death. Hospitalizations can also increase family caregiver strain. Despite disparities in care quality surrounding hospitalizations for PLWD, and evidence suggesting that exposure to neighborhood-level disadvantage increases these inequities, experiences with hospitalization among PLWD and family caregivers exposed to greater levels of neighborhood disadvantage are poorly understood. This study examined family caregiver perspectives and experiences of hospitalizations among PLWD in the context of high neighborhood-level disadvantage.

Methods

We analyzed data from the

SUBMITTER: Golden BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10841110 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature