Health Profiles among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment and Their Implications for Caregiving Experience.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q3 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1159/000530606

Pildoo Sung, Jeremy Lim-Soh, Angelique Chan

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Abstract

Introduction: Identifying health conditions of persons with cognitive impairment (PCI) in the community and exploring their implications for caregiving experience are vital for effective allocation of healthcare resources. This study examined distinct PCI health profiles among community-dwelling PCI and their association with caregiving burden and benefits.

Methods: Latent profile analysis and multivariable regression were applied to dyadic data from 266 PCI and their caregivers in Singapore.

Results: Three PCI health profiles were identified: less impaired (40% of PCI), moderately impaired (30%), and severely impaired (30%). Caregivers for severely impaired PCI were more likely to report a higher level of caregiving burden, and caregivers for moderately impaired PCI were more likely to report a higher level of caregiving benefits, compared to caregivers for less impaired PCI.

Conclusion: The findings captured heterogeneity in health status among PCI in the community. Tailored interventions, based on PCI health profiles, should be designed to reduce caregiving burden and increase caregiving benefits.

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社区居住的认知障碍老年人的健康状况及其对护理经验的影响。

在社区中识别认知障碍(PCI)患者的健康状况并探索其对护理经验的影响对于有效分配医疗资源至关重要。本研究考察了社区PCI患者不同的PCI健康状况及其与护理负担和福利的关系。方法:对新加坡266例PCI患者及其护理人员的双元数据进行潜在特征分析和多变量回归分析。结果:确定了三种PCI健康概况:轻度受损(40%的PCI)，中度受损(30%)和严重受损(30%)。与PCI功能受损程度较轻的护理者相比，PCI功能严重受损的护理者更有可能报告更高水平的护理负担，而PCI功能中度受损的护理者更有可能报告更高水平的护理收益。结论:研究结果反映了社区PCI患者健康状况的异质性。应根据PCI健康概况设计量身定制的干预措施，以减轻护理负担并增加护理收益。

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Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 医学-精神病学

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4.70

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2 months

期刊介绍： As a unique forum devoted exclusively to the study of cognitive dysfunction, ''Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders'' concentrates on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s chorea and other neurodegenerative diseases. The journal draws from diverse related research disciplines such as psychogeriatrics, neuropsychology, clinical neurology, morphology, physiology, genetic molecular biology, pathology, biochemistry, immunology, pharmacology and pharmaceutics. Strong emphasis is placed on the publication of research findings from animal studies which are complemented by clinical and therapeutic experience to give an overall appreciation of the field.