Exploring the usefulness of indicators for referring people with dementia and their informal caregivers to activating interventions: A qualitative analysis of needs assessments
BMC Geriatrics Sep 01, 2019
Van’t Leven N, et al. - Researchers investigate the usefulness of the indicators for evaluating the activity requirements, features, and preferences of community-dwelling dyads. Both people with dementia (PWDs) and informal caregivers do explicitly mentioned requirements, preferences, and features associated with the indicators in the needs evaluations. Possible implicit requirements and preferences were often recognized in their stories. In conclusion, needs-driven care demands high-quality needs assessments. To express their latent needs and preferences, both PWDs and their informal caregivers require encouragement. Moreover, latent needs and preferences have to be additionally explored in needs evaluations to rule out the real meaning. The results of this study reflect the importance of structured needs evaluations for mapping the activity needs of PWDs and their informal caregivers. Many PWDs and informal caregivers listed activity needs, which recommends that activating interventions may be relevant. The indicators can help professionals recognize activity needs so that they can consider matching activating interventions with the dyad.
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