Involuntary Treatment in Dementia Care at Home: Results From the Netherlands and Belgium

Abstract Most PwD remain living at home. Due to complex care needs this can result in an increased risk for care provided against the wishes of the client and/or to which the client resists, referred to as involuntary treatment. This study explores the use and factors associated with involuntary treatment in PwD receiving home care in the Netherlands and Belgium. A secondary data analysis of two cross-sectional surveys (n=844 persons) showed that more than half of the PwD (51%) living at home received involuntary treatment (Belgium 68% and the Netherlands 45%). Non-consensual care (83%) was th... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Moermans, Vincent
Mengelers, Angela
Bleijlevens, Michel
Verbeek, Hilde
Tan, Frans
Capezuti, Elizabeth
Milisen, Koen
Hamers, Jan
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Reihe/Periodikum: Innovation in Aging ; volume 4, issue Supplement_1, page 664-665 ; ISSN 2399-5300
Verlag/Hrsg.: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Schlagwörter: Life-span and Life-course Studies / Health Professions (miscellaneous) / Health (social science)
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2299

Abstract Most PwD remain living at home. Due to complex care needs this can result in an increased risk for care provided against the wishes of the client and/or to which the client resists, referred to as involuntary treatment. This study explores the use and factors associated with involuntary treatment in PwD receiving home care in the Netherlands and Belgium. A secondary data analysis of two cross-sectional surveys (n=844 persons) showed that more than half of the PwD (51%) living at home received involuntary treatment (Belgium 68% and the Netherlands 45%). Non-consensual care (83%) was the most common, followed by psychotropic medication (41%) and physical restraints (18%). Involuntary treatment was associated with living alone, greater ADL dependency, lower cognitive ability, higher family caregiver burden and receiving home care in Belgium versus the Netherlands. In order to provide person-centered care, it is important to study ways to prevent involuntary treatment in PwD. Part of a symposium sponsored by Systems Research in Long-Term Care Interest Group.