Profile and needs of primary informal caregivers of older patients in Belgian geriatric day hospitals: a multicentric cross-sectional study ...

Abstract Background With the improvement of life expectancy, the world faces increasing demands for care of older persons. In this manuscript, we define the characteristics of primary informal caregivers (PIC) of patients aged 75 years and older admitted to geriatric day hospitals (GDH) in Belgium. A PIC is defined as the person who most often provides care and assistance to persons who need to be cared for. We describe PIC socio-demographic characteristics, satisfaction, burden and wishes about caring; the type of assistance provided and received, their self-rated health, socio-demographic an... Mehr ...

Verfasser: C. Eyaloba
I. De Brauwer
S. Cès
F. Benoit
S. Gillain
L. Pesch
H. Rouvière
S. De Breucker
Dokumenttyp: Datenquelle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Verlag/Hrsg.: figshare
Schlagwörter: Medicine / Biotechnology / 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified / FOS: Biological sciences / Cancer / Science Policy / 111714 Mental Health / FOS: Health sciences
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28885364
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5427500

Abstract Background With the improvement of life expectancy, the world faces increasing demands for care of older persons. In this manuscript, we define the characteristics of primary informal caregivers (PIC) of patients aged 75 years and older admitted to geriatric day hospitals (GDH) in Belgium. A PIC is defined as the person who most often provides care and assistance to persons who need to be cared for. We describe PIC socio-demographic characteristics, satisfaction, burden and wishes about caring; the type of assistance provided and received, their self-rated health, socio-demographic and medical characteristics of proxies, in particular the presence of behavioural disorders. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in 25 GDH. Participants Four hundred seventy-five PIC of patients ≥75 years and their proxies. PIC completed a questionnaire at the GDH assessing burden by Zarit Burden Index-12 (ZBI-12), self-rated health, social restriction due to caregiving and financial participation. We compared ...