Attitudes towards people with dementia: a cross‐sectional study comparing dental hygiene students with registered dental hygienists

Gerodontology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayaka Isobe ◽  
Maya Izumi ◽  
Sumio Akifusa
Keyword(s):  
Dental Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Hygienists ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Hygiene Students ◽  
People With Dementia

Clustering Analysis of the Care Problems of People with Dementia Based on the Minimum Spanning Tree Algorithm: A Cross-sectional Study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minmin Leng ◽  
Yue Sun ◽  
Hui Chang ◽  
Zhiwen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Clustering Analysis ◽  
Spanning Tree ◽  
Minimum Spanning Tree ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Core ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Care Problems

BACKGROUND Recognizing the correlations between care problems of people with dementia could be beneficial, as it may help clinicians choose treatment methods because related symptom groups may respond to the same treatment intervention. However, generalizable data on the prevalence of care problems and potential clusters of care problems in people with dementia in China remain unavailable. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to (1) evaluate the prevalence of various care problems of people with dementia, and (2) explore the core care problems and the correlation between care problems of people with dementia. METHODS A cross-sectional study design was adopted to identify the care problems of people with dementia reported by family caregivers. The questionnaire consisted of two parts. The first part was mainly socio-demographic questions of people with dementia. The second part was the care problems evaluation sheet which involved three aspects: daily living care problems, behavioral and psychological symptoms, and safety risks. Care problems of people with dementia were measured with this care problems evaluation sheet. Clustering analysis of the care problems based on Kruskal's minimum spanning tree (MST) algorithm was performed in the Jupyter Notebook software to explore the core care problems and the correlation between care problems. RESULTS A total of 687 participants were included in the analysis. In general, the prevalence of having difficulty in language performance, agitated behavior, incidence of falls was relatively higher in people with dementia, which distressed their family caregivers. Through the clustering analysis based on the Kruskal's MST algorithm, the 63 care problems were clustered into 7 clusters. The 7 core care problems were “Don't know how to dress in order”, “Refusing to take a bath”, “Bedridden”, “Hitting, kicking, pushing, or biting others”, “Pacing and aimless wandering”, “Complaining”, and “Choking on food”. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of various care problems was high. Through the clustering analysis, care problems were clustered into 7 clusters and 7 core care problems were identified. The identity of just a few core care problems instead of a large number of them might have relevant clinical implications, in the sense that it may lead to a greater ease in the identification of underlying etiologies and to more rational treatments in people with dementia.

Factors predicting coping in older people with dementia: A cross‐sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phanit Leecharoen ◽  
Linchong Pothiban ◽  
Rojanee Chintanawat ◽  
Totsaporn Khampolsiri
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
People With Dementia

Predictive factors associated with psychological distress of caregivers of people with dementia in Japan: a cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 1089-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryo Shikimoto ◽  
Mitsuhiro Sado ◽  
Akira Ninomiya ◽  
Kimio Yoshimura ◽  
Baku Ikeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Informal Care ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Lower Number ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
People With Dementia

ABSTRACTBackground:Caregivers of people with dementia are likely to have psychological distress that sometimes results in mental health problems, such as depression. The objective of this study was to examine some predictive factors that are thought to be associated with psychological distress of caregivers of people with dementia in Japan.Methods:Design: A cross-sectional study. Sample: As part of a study to estimate the cost of dementia in Japan, 1,437 people with dementia-caregiver dyads were enrolled in the current informal care time study. The measurements in the study included were the basic characteristics of the caregivers and the people with dementia, and the informal care time during a week.Analysis:Factors that predict caregivers’ psychological distress, which was measured by Kessler's Psychological Distress scale (K6) score, were evaluated using univariate and multivariate regression analyses.Results:Approximately 69% of the caregivers recorded a K6 score higher than 4, while 18% scored higher than 12. According to the results of the logistic regression analysis (cut-off 4/5), the K6 score was associated with mental and comorbid diseases of people with dementia, informal care time, its lower number of caregivers, and the level of nursing care. According to the results of logistic regression analysis (cut-off 12/13), the K6 score was associated with mental symptoms and comorbid disease of people with dementia, sex of caregivers, informal care time, and its lower number of caregivers.Conclusion:Our findings indicated that the psychological distress of the caregivers is quite high and that informal care time and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are associated with it. These results corroborate with previous findings.

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