Limited receipt of support services among people with mild-to-moderate dementia: Findings from the IDEAL cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global initiatives that promote public health responses to dementia have resulted in numerous countries developing new national policies. Current policy guidelines in England, for example, recommend that people diagnosed with mild-to-moderate dementia receive information and psychosocial interventions to improve their ability to 'live well'. However, it remains unclear to what extent these recommendations are being achieved.

Methods

Self-reported information from 1537 people living with dementia and informant-reported information from 1277 carers of people living with dementia was used to quantify receipt of community-based dementia support services, including health and social care services provided by statutory or voluntary-sector organisations, in Britain from

SUBMITTER: van Horik JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306706 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature