Longitudinal data from a representative sample of community-residing older persons were used to document changes in patterns and costs of care, both informal and formal. It was found that use of formal services was usually in conjunction with, and secondary to, informal care. Limited availability ...
Home health aides, meals and respite care had a substituting relationship with informal care. Homemaking services, occupational therapy and daycare/day hospital services had a complementary relationship with informal care. Visiting nurses, volunteers, physical therapy, speech therapy and social work had ...
& Chu, L. Does informal care impact the use of healthcare services in China? Evidence from the perspective of drug utilization. China popul. dev. stud. 7, 239–256 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42379-023-00136-1 Download citation Received18 March 2023 Accepted17 June 2023 Published...
Further, the intervention had led to goal directed behaviour and concrete actions in ICs everyday life. For instance, including more self-care into daily life, significant changes in dealing with the ill person and use of support services (e.g. psychotherapist, palliative care specialist): „W...
Whether an individual receives home care services depends on two factors: the functional disability of the care recipient and the caregiver's gender, when the living arrangements of the care recipient are controlled. Data from this longitudinal study of social networks and home care organization in ...
Instead, the amount of informal care provided does not influence significantly direct healthcare costs. The presence of caregiver significantly increases the probability of access to rehabilitation services (β=0.648, p=0.039) while, once the decision on access is made, it doesn't influence the ...
Participants voiced a need for more homecare support and services for patients recovering at home after surgery. While there was a need for more health homecare (nursing care), participants most often described requiring more supportive care (bathing, dressing, etc.,), particularly from informal ...
A caregiver is anyone identified as such by the patient to provide unpaid ongoing care and support [16]. Examples of challenges for caregivers include learning new practical skills such as managing negative responses to foods, providing a new diet, monitoring weight changes, chronic pain management...
Most elders who use long-term care assistance relied solely on the informal support network in both instrumental (86 percent) and basic (50 percent) ADL. (Author/RC)关键词: Comparative Analysis Daily Living Skills Family Relationship Human Services Older Adults Physical Disabilities Sex Differences ...
[64,65,66]. Other examples include those where the music therapist targeted intervention delivery to the patient, but the carer was considered to have experienced the intervention by being present in the room and able to benefit in line with the goals of care, with carer outcomes assessed [...