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Impact of Caregiving for Dementia Patients on Healthcare Utilization of Caregivers
The elderly, whom are vulnerable to the physical, mental and chronic diseases of aging, are the fastest growing segment of the US population. Dementia is of particular concern in this population, and caregivers of people with dementia are subjected to psychological, physical, emotional and functiona...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6958358/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31554156 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7040138 |
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author | Rahman, Ateequr Anjum, Rubeena Sahakian, Yelena |
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description | The elderly, whom are vulnerable to the physical, mental and chronic diseases of aging, are the fastest growing segment of the US population. Dementia is of particular concern in this population, and caregivers of people with dementia are subjected to psychological, physical, emotional and functional stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of caregiving for dementia patients on health care services utilization of caregivers and to examine if caregivers utilize more healthcare services than the control group. The study recruited a total of 143 people in control and non-control groups through non-probability convenience sampling. The control group (non-caregivers) comprised of 71 people, whereas the experimental group (caregivers) consisted of 72 participants. The focus of the study was the health care utilization questionnaire, asking the caregiver about the frequency of specific health care services utilization—including medication use in the last six months, on the scale from 0 to 10. Results were statistically significant for each of the healthcare service utilization when comparing caregivers to the control group. By providing adequate support and assistance in form of support groups, we can alleviate caregivers’ burden and more effectively address the needs of caregivers—thereby reducing the utilization of healthcare services. |
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spelling | pubmed-69583582020-01-23 Impact of Caregiving for Dementia Patients on Healthcare Utilization of Caregivers Rahman, Ateequr Anjum, Rubeena Sahakian, Yelena Pharmacy (Basel) Article The elderly, whom are vulnerable to the physical, mental and chronic diseases of aging, are the fastest growing segment of the US population. Dementia is of particular concern in this population, and caregivers of people with dementia are subjected to psychological, physical, emotional and functional stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of caregiving for dementia patients on health care services utilization of caregivers and to examine if caregivers utilize more healthcare services than the control group. The study recruited a total of 143 people in control and non-control groups through non-probability convenience sampling. The control group (non-caregivers) comprised of 71 people, whereas the experimental group (caregivers) consisted of 72 participants. The focus of the study was the health care utilization questionnaire, asking the caregiver about the frequency of specific health care services utilization—including medication use in the last six months, on the scale from 0 to 10. Results were statistically significant for each of the healthcare service utilization when comparing caregivers to the control group. By providing adequate support and assistance in form of support groups, we can alleviate caregivers’ burden and more effectively address the needs of caregivers—thereby reducing the utilization of healthcare services. MDPI 2019-09-24 /pmc/articles/PMC6958358/ /pubmed/31554156 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7040138 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Rahman, Ateequr Anjum, Rubeena Sahakian, Yelena Impact of Caregiving for Dementia Patients on Healthcare Utilization of Caregivers |
title | Impact of Caregiving for Dementia Patients on Healthcare Utilization of Caregivers |
title_full | Impact of Caregiving for Dementia Patients on Healthcare Utilization of Caregivers |
title_fullStr | Impact of Caregiving for Dementia Patients on Healthcare Utilization of Caregivers |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Caregiving for Dementia Patients on Healthcare Utilization of Caregivers |
title_short | Impact of Caregiving for Dementia Patients on Healthcare Utilization of Caregivers |
title_sort | impact of caregiving for dementia patients on healthcare utilization of caregivers |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6958358/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31554156 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7040138 |
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