Publications by authors named "L Kerpershoek"
Objective: The quality of the relationship between persons with dementia and family carers influences health and quality-of-life outcomes. Little is known regarding those at higher risk of experiencing a decline in relationship quality, who could potentially benefit the most from interventions. We aimed to identify these risk profiles and explore the underlying factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Relationship quality (RQ) between a person with dementia and a family carer may influence their health and quality of life. However, evidence regarding its course and influencing factors is limited. We aimed to explore RQ trajectories in dementia, and identify predictors of change.
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- * A Delphi consensus process was used, involving 48 professionals, 14 individuals with dementia, and 20 informal carers, who evaluated the importance of 72 statements on community care services.
- * The results identified 62 consensus statements that focus on key areas such as appointing a contact person, enhancing service coordination and flexibility, and emphasizing training for healthcare personnel and person-centered care.
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- The study uses the Anderson model to assess equitable access to dementia care across Europe, focusing on factors such as predisposing, enabling, and need variables.
- It involved 451 individuals with middle-stage dementia and their caregivers from eight countries, aiming to identify predictors for various types of formal care services.
- Key findings highlight that disease severity, unmet needs, informal care hours, and demographic factors like age and gender are significant predictors of access to dementia care, suggesting that these elements should be addressed to improve service availability.
Optimizing access to and use of formal dementia care: Qualitative findings from the European Actifcare study.
Health Soc Care Community
September 2019
This paper reports on qualitative data from the Actifcare study investigating experiences, attitudes, barriers and facilitators concerning access to and use of formal care. A total of 85 semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted in eight European countries. Results were analysed with a deductive content analysis, first within country and then integrated in a cross-national analysis.
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