Unmet Home Care Service Needs of Rural Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease: A Perspective of Informal Caregivers

Hong Li; Gregory A. Kyrouac; Dennis Q. McManus; Robert E. Cranston; Susan Hughes

doi:10.1080/01634372.2011.650318

Unmet Home Care Service Needs of Rural Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease: A Perspective of Informal Caregivers

Hong Li, Gregory A. Kyrouac, Dennis Q. McManus, Robert E. Cranston, Susan Hughes

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	409-425
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Volume	55
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2011.650318
State	Published - Jul 2012

Keywords

home and community based services
informal caregiving
older adults with Alzheimer's Disease
rural communities
unmet service needs

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Nursing (miscellaneous)

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