Pathways of care: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to engaging dementia care among underserved and minority populations in the US and Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify barriers and facilitators to the use of formal dementia services among underserved and minority groups (UMG) in the United States and Germany.

Method

Semi-structured qualitative interviews with caregivers (N = 18) of persons with dementia in the United States and Germany. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results

Caregivers described their experiences in three stages of seeking, initiating, and utilizing care, and different factors served to hinder or enable the use of care services in each stage. The most important factors included limited knowledge about dementia, challenges interacting with healthcare systems, and how closely formal services met the expectations and needs of caregivers, particularly with regard to accommodatin

SUBMITTER: Ketchum FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9360197 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature