The effect of innovative home care projects on the perceived burden of informal caregivers
A follow up study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12830336 |
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| Authors | Johanna de Almeida Mello (0000-0002-1262-318X, University of Antwerp, corresponding author), Sophie Cès (0000-0002-8506-6695, UCLouvain), Thérèse Van Durme (0000-0003-3053-9245, UCLouvain), Roy Remmen (0000-0002-6509-9561, UCLouvain), Jean Macq (0000-0003-2905-2683), Anja Declercq (0000-0003-3136-124X, KU Leuven) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Integrated Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1568-4156 • E-ISSN: 1568-4156 |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5334/ijic.1252 |
| OpenAlex | W1812635674 |
| Language | EN |
Purpose/objectives: The Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI) is interested in delaying institutionalization of older persons. Informal caregivers play an important role in maintaining the health, well-being, functional performance and quality of life of older people living at home. The aim of this paper is to identify whether innovative projects in home care are statistically associated with decreasing the informal caregiver's perceived burden
Activities of daily living · Caregiver burden · Dementia · Institutionalisation · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Quality of life (healthcare · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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