Risk factors related to the admission of people with dementia into a long-term care institution in Spain
An explorative study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11199232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | ESTER RISCO (0000-0002-8174-8592, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, corresponding author), ESTHER CABRERA (0000-0002-7353-0542, Universitat Pompeu Fabra), M CARME ALVIRA (Consorci d’Atenció Primària de Salut Barcelona Esquerra), MARTA FARRÉ (0000-0001-9170-5767, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona), SUSANA MIGUEL (0000-0002-1197-5052), ADELAIDA ZABALEGUI (0000-0003-1205-3997) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 192-211 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x16000970 |
| OpenAlex | W2524387239 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 43 |
Risk factors associated with admission of people with dementia to long-term care institutions need to be identified to support health-care professionals in dementia care at home. An explorative study, combining quantitative and qualitative data collection methods, was performed in people with dementia in Spain. The sample, consisting of people with dementia receiving formal care from health-care professionals but at risk of institutionalisation, and their informal care-givers; and people with dementia recently admitted to a long-term care institution, and their informal care-givers, was interviewed between November 2010 and April 2012. Perceived reasons for admission were determined through an open-ended question put to both groups. Presumed risk factors were collected with validated questionnaires and analysed using bivariate analysis. A total of 287 people with dementia and informal care-givers were studied. Reasons given by the institutionalised group were mostly related to the level of dependency of the person with dementia. People recently admitted to a long-term care institution had more cognitive impairment, a greater degree of dependency and poorer quality of life than those still living at home. Home-care services in Spain need to develop or improve interventions based on the risk factors identified in this study: informal care-giver profile, high cognitive impairment, high level of dependency and the poor quality of life of the person with dementia
Dementia · Disease · Institution · Institutionalisation · Long-term care · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Quality of life (healthcare) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
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A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care
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Caregiving Contexts
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |