Instruments for assessing social health in the context of cognitive decline and dementia: a systematic review.

The concept of social health has recently received increasing attention in dementia research. Various notions of what social health is and how it can be measured are circulating. They may pose challenges for comparing results and interpreting them for the development of interventions.

Sociodemographic structure and health care-related outcomes of community-dwelling dementia caregiving dyads: a latent class replication study.

Background: The identification of dyadic subgroups of individuals living with dementia and their informal caregivers can help to design effective tailored support. In a previous German study, we identified six dementia dyad subgroups by applying Latent Class Analysis (LCA). Results showed sociodemographic heterogeneity as well as differences in health care outcomes (i.

[Home-care services in the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges for staff and care recipients].

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, people in need of long-term care were among the most vulnerable population groups. Home-care services were under exceptional strain, especially at the beginning of the pandemic. The aim of this study is to examine the situation and problems of care services and the people in need of care during the first two waves of the pandemic in Germany.

[The situation of informal caregivers of working age in the COVID-19 pandemic-results of an online survey in Germany].

Background: The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have posed major challenges to different groups. One of these are informal caregivers. This study investigates the changes the pandemic has caused for informal caregivers and the extent to which quality of life and burden of care have changed for specific subgroups.