TY - JOUR
AU - J. White
AU - D. Falcioni
AU - R. Barker
AU - J. Bajic-Smith
AU - C. Krishnan
AU - E. Mansfield
AU - C. Hullick
A1 - 
AB - In-depth understanding of dementia carer experience can assist clinicians by providing insight into dementia onset, symptoms and management, and help conceptualize and understand the pattern of dementia progress over time and what help is needed. We undertook a qualitative study to understand dementia carers experiences of providing care and reasons for admission to a residential aged care facility (RACF). Three themes were identified: (1) Challenges in the path to diagnosis and care, leading to delays accessing support; (2) Carer role impacted by living circumstances; and (3) Variation in decision support prior to admission to a RACF. Identifying dementia carer experiences, reinforces the need for more timely diagnosis, referral for support and interventions to promote better quality of life for a people living with dementia and their carer and to delay premature RACF placement.
AD - School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia. RINGGOLD: 5982; Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia. RINGGOLD: 454568; Hunter New England Local Health District, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia. RINGGOLD: 5260; Wise Care, Malabar, NSW, Australia.; Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
AN - 39023911
BT - J Appl Gerontol
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; Education & Workforce
CP - 12
DA - Dec
DO - 10.1177/07334648241261454
DP - NLM
ET - 20240718
IS - 12
JF - J Appl Gerontol
LA - eng
N2 - In-depth understanding of dementia carer experience can assist clinicians by providing insight into dementia onset, symptoms and management, and help conceptualize and understand the pattern of dementia progress over time and what help is needed. We undertook a qualitative study to understand dementia carers experiences of providing care and reasons for admission to a residential aged care facility (RACF). Three themes were identified: (1) Challenges in the path to diagnosis and care, leading to delays accessing support; (2) Carer role impacted by living circumstances; and (3) Variation in decision support prior to admission to a RACF. Identifying dementia carer experiences, reinforces the need for more timely diagnosis, referral for support and interventions to promote better quality of life for a people living with dementia and their carer and to delay premature RACF placement.
PY - 2024
SN - 0733-4648 (Print); 0733-4648
SP - 1835
EP - 1844+
ST - Understanding Dementia Carer Experiences Before Admission to a Residential Aged Care Facility: Implications for Integrated Care
T1 - Understanding Dementia Carer Experiences Before Admission to a Residential Aged Care Facility: Implications for Integrated Care
T2 - J Appl Gerontol
TI - Understanding Dementia Carer Experiences Before Admission to a Residential Aged Care Facility: Implications for Integrated Care
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; Education & Workforce
U3 - 10.1177/07334648241261454
VL - 43
VO - 0733-4648 (Print); 0733-4648
Y1 - 2024
ER -