The impact of attending day care designed for home-dwelling people with dementia on nursing home admission: a 24-month controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Day care services offer meaningful activities, a safe environment for attendees and respite for family caregivers while being expected to delay the need for nursing home (NH) admission. However, previous research has shown inconsistent results regarding postponement of NH admission. The objective of the study was to explore the influence of a day care programme designed for home-dwelling people with dementia on NH admission.

Method

A quasi-experimental trial explored the proportion of patients permanently admitted to nursing homes after 24 months as the main outcome by comparing a group of day care attendees (DG) and a group of participants without day care (CG). In all, 257 participants were included (181 in DG and 76 in CG). A logistic regression model was devel

SUBMITTER: Rokstad AMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6240251 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature