Identifying the needs of natural caregivers caring for a person with dementia: a mixed method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many available interventions to reduce challenges of natural caregivers of people living with dementia have limited efficacy since they do not meet the caregiver's individual needs. This study aims to evaluate caregivers' needs with the future goal of developing a tailored, multicomponent intervention to ease caregiver challenges through appropriate caregiver-centred interventions.

Methods

Mixed method study using a convergent design with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis performed at similar times. For the cross-sectional quantitative study, questionnaires were sent to natural adult caregivers of a person with dementia identified by local healthcare professionals and general practitioners exercising in a rural and an urban department. For

SUBMITTER: Dibao-Dina C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11846302 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature