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Unmet Home Care Service Needs of Rural Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease: A Perspective of Informal Caregivers |
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| Authors: | Hong Li Gregory A Kyrouac Dennis Q McManus Robert E Cranston Susan Hughes |
| Institution: | 1. School of Social Work , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , Illinois , USA hongli@uiuc.edu;3. Department of Neurology , Southern Illinois University School of Medicine , Springfield , Illinois , USA;4. Center for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders , Southern Illinois University School of Medicine , Springfield , Illinois , USA;5. Institute on Aging, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center , Peoria , Illinois , USA;6. Carle Clinic , Urbana , Illinois , USA;7. School of Public Health , University of Illinois , Chicago , Illinois , USA |
| Abstract: | This study assessed unmet service needs of rural older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and identified factors that were related to these needs. Data were collected from 109 informal caregivers of AD patients. Over half of the patients experienced unmet service needs in 1 or more areas of activities of daily functioning. Informal caregiver burden and patient's gender and functional status were significantly related to patients' unmet service needs. Patients' use of formal services was marginally related to their unmet service needs. To better address patients' service needs, a comprehensive needs assessment should be conducted with both patients and their caregivers. |
| Keywords: | informal caregiving home and community based services rural communities older adults with Alzheimer's Disease unmet service needs |