Factors Associated with Continuing Home Life of the Demented Elderly Over 4 Years of Follow-Up.
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Accession number;01A0881536
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| Title;Factors Associated with Continuing Home Life of the Demented Elderly Over 4 Years of Follow-Up. |
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BESSHO YUKO
(Fukuiidai I Kangogakka)
HOSOYA TAKIKO
(Fukuiidai I Kangogakka)
TAMAKI HARUMI
(Fukuiken'okuetsukenkofukushise)
SAZAWA EMIKO
(Fukuiken Fukushikankyobu)
SAKAI SANAE
(Katsuyamashiyakusho)
TOMOYASU KAYOKO
(Katsuyamashiyakusho)
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Journal Title;Hokuriku Journal of Public Health
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Journal Code:L0109A
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ISSN:0386-3530
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VOL.27;NO.1;PAGE.8-12(2000)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.1, TBL.5, REF.21 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;Objectives: This study investigated factors associated with continuing home life of 75 demented elderly over 4 years of follow-up, and relationships among those factors. Methods: Out of 201 elderly who were continuing home life and diagnosed with dementia by psychiatrists in 1992, in K City, Fukui Prefecture, 75 persons who were interviewed in 1996 were the subjects of this study. Public health nurses interviewed them and their caregivers at their sites to examine their behavioral problems, the dependent level on lavatory, and other activities on daily life, caregivers' feeling of burden, will of care-giving, and others. The information of the institutionalized subjects just before institutionalization was collected from their family caregivers. The data of the elderly in the community were compared with those of persons institutionalized to identify factors associated with continuing the home life. Results: The factors associated with continuing home life were the elderly people's self-care activities on lavatory, severity of dementia, and behavioral problems, and the family caregivers' will of care-giving, their perceived-burden, and availability of family support. Conclusions: Support of family caregivers and reduction of their burden are necessary factors for the demented elderly to continue their home life. (author abst.) |
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