TY - JOUR
T1 - Unmet Home Care Service Needs of Rural Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease
T2 - A Perspective of Informal Caregivers
AU - Li, Hong
AU - Kyrouac, Gregory A.
AU - McManus, Dennis Q.
AU - Cranston, Robert E.
AU - Hughes, Susan
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 8 March 2011; accepted 13 December 2011. This project is supported by a grant from the Hartford Foundation and the Gerontological Society of America. We thank Ms. Jana Mosley and Mrs. Nancy Kyrouac for their assistance in data collection. We also thank Dr. Martin Tracy, Dr. Mary Eamon, and Mrs. Jennifer Rauch Maupin for their helpful comments and editorial assistance. Address correspondence to Hong Li, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1010 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - This study assessed unmet service needs of rural older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and identified factors that were related to these needs. Data were collected from 109 informal caregivers of AD patients. Over half of the patients experienced unmet service needs in 1 or more areas of activities of daily functioning. Informal caregiver burden and patient's gender and functional status were significantly related to patients' unmet service needs. Patients' use of formal services was marginally related to their unmet service needs. To better address patients' service needs, a comprehensive needs assessment should be conducted with both patients and their caregivers.
AB - This study assessed unmet service needs of rural older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and identified factors that were related to these needs. Data were collected from 109 informal caregivers of AD patients. Over half of the patients experienced unmet service needs in 1 or more areas of activities of daily functioning. Informal caregiver burden and patient's gender and functional status were significantly related to patients' unmet service needs. Patients' use of formal services was marginally related to their unmet service needs. To better address patients' service needs, a comprehensive needs assessment should be conducted with both patients and their caregivers.
KW - home and community based services
KW - informal caregiving
KW - older adults with Alzheimer's Disease
KW - rural communities
KW - unmet service needs
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U2 - 10.1080/01634372.2011.650318
DO - 10.1080/01634372.2011.650318
M3 - Article
C2 - 22783958
AN - SCOPUS:84863850620
SN - 0163-4372
VL - 55
SP - 409
EP - 425
JO - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
JF - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
IS - 5
ER -