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Needs for Care, Service Use and Quality of Life in Dementia: 12-Month Follow-Up...
Gonçalves-Pereira, Manuel; Marques, Maria J.; F. Alves, Regina; Verdelho, Ana; Balsinha, Conceição; Alves, Luísa; Alves Reis, Teresa; Woods, BobIntroduction: The intermediate stages of dementia are relatively under-researched, including in Portugal. The Actifcare (ACcess to TImely Formal Care) EU-JPND project studied people with mild-moderate dementia, namely their needs, access to and use of community services (e.g., day centers, home support). In our baseline assessment of the Portuguese Actifcare cohort, the unmet needs of some participants would ca...
Addressing relationship quality of people with dementia and their family carers...
Marques, Maria J.; Woods, Bob; Jelley, Hannah; Kerpershoek, Liselot; Hopper, Louise; Irving, Kate; Bieber, Anja; Stephan, Astrid; Sköldunger, AndersObjective: The quality of the relationship between persons with dementia and family carers influences health and quality-of-life outcomes. Little is known regarding those at higher risk of experiencing a decline in relationship quality, who could potentially benefit the most from interventions. We aimed to identify these risk profiles and explore the underlying factors. Methods: We applied a latent profile anal...
Needs for Care and Service Use in Dementia: Baseline Assessment of Portuguese P...
Gonçalves-Pereira, Manuel; Marques, Maria J.; Balsinha, Conceição; Fernandes, Alexandra; Machado, Ana Sá; Verdelho, Ana; Barahona-Corrêa, BernardoIntroduction: People with dementia and their relatives should have timely access to formal care in the community. The EU-Actifcare project analysed access to and use of formal services, as related to unmet needs for care. We describe the cohort study implementation and baseline results in Portugal, with a focus on needs for care and service use assessments.Material and Methods: Our convenience sample consisted ...
Necessidades de cuidados e recurso aos serviços na demência : avaliação inicial...
Pereira, Manuel Gonçalves; Marques, Maria J.; Balsinha, Conceição; Fernandes, Alexandra; Machado, Ana Sá; Verdelho, Ana; Barahona Corrêa, BernardoIntroduction: People with dementia and their relatives should have timely access to formal care in the community. The EU-Actifcare project analysed access to and use of formal services, as related to unmet needs for care. We describe the cohort study implementation and baseline results in Portugal, with a focus on needs for care and service use assessments. Material and Methods: Our convenience sample consisted...