Identifying Unmet Needs of Family Dementia Caregivers: Results of the Baseline Assessment of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Caregivers providing informal care for people with dementia (PwD) often report unmet needs, burden, and health impairments. Optimal support for family dementia caregivers will likely benefit from better understanding and assessment of the prevalence and types of caregivers' unmet needs and associated socio-demographic and clinical characteristics.

Objective

The present study investigates 1) the number and types of caregivers' unmet needs, 2) socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of both PwD and caregivers, and 3) caregivers' burden and health-related outcomes that are related to caregivers' unmet needs.

Methods

The present analyses are based on cross-sectional data of n = 226 dyads of caregivers and their community-dwelling PwD participating in a c

SUBMITTER: Zwingmann I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398541 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature