[Consulting service for family members of people with dementia-Results of the qualitative evaluation of a dementia support center].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Of the people with dementia in Germany, two thirds are cared for by relatives. The Dementia Support Center in Ammerland and the surrounding area offers these relatives counselling on nursing and social issues.

Objective

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the Dementia Support Center in Ammerland by investigating the expectations, experiences and wishes of relatives in relation to the Dementia Support Center.

Material and methods

Guided interviews were conducted with relatives of people suffering from dementia who made use of the counselling service of the Dementia Support Center. The 12 individual interviews were conducted by telephone between March and December 2023 and transcribed verbatim. The contents of the interviews were summarized using the qua

SUBMITTER: Fasse K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12823747 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature