Involuntary treatment in dementia care at home: Results from the Netherlands and Belgium.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

To gain insight into the request, use and associated factors of involuntary treatment in people with dementia (PwD) receiving professional home care in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Background

Most of the PwD remain living at home as long as possible. Due to complex care needs, this can result in an increased risk for care provided against the wishes of the client and/or to which the client resists, referred to as involuntary treatment.

Design

Secondary data analyses of two cross-sectional surveys.

Methods

Dementia case managers and district nurses filled in a questionnaire for each PwD in their caseload. This study included data of 627 PwD receiving professional home care in the Netherlands and 217 in Belgium. The same methodology (questionn

SUBMITTER: Mengelers AMHJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9292312 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature