What influences the use of professional home care for individuals with spinal cord injury? A cross-sectional study on family caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Cross-sectional survey.

Objective

The objective of this study is to identify what characteristics of the family caregivers influenced the use of professional home care for persons with SCI in Switzerland.

Setting

Community setting, nationwide in Switzerland.

Methods

Questionnaires were filled out by the adult family caregivers of persons with SCI. Influence of characteristics of the caregivers was analyzed with regression models, adjusting for the characteristics of the person with SCI. Logistic regression was used for whether professional home care was used. Poisson regression was applied for the absolute and relative amount of professional home care.

Results

In total, 717 family caregivers participated in the study (31% response rate). Amo

SUBMITTER: Huang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6892416 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature