The associations between unmet needs with protective factors, risk factors and outcomes among care partners of community-dwelling persons living with dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Describe the prevalence and types of unmet needs among community-dwelling dementia care partners (CPs) and determine associations between unmet needs with protective factors, risk factors and outcomes.

Method

A cross-sectional analysis of 638 racially and cognitively diverse community-dwelling persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their CPs participating in a comprehensive in-home assessment of dementia-related needs. Unmet CP needs (19 items, 6 domains) were rated by a clinician using the Johns Hopkins Dementia Care Needs Assessment (JHDCNA). Multivariate linear regression models were used to examine associations between total percent unmet CP needs with demographic, protective and risk factors.

Results

Nearly all CPs had at least one unmet need (99.53%)

SUBMITTER: Antonsdottir IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9508284 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature