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Amjad, Halima

Unmet needs in community-living persons with dementia are common, often non-medical and related to patient and caregiver characteristics

Objective: Understanding which characteristics of persons with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers are associated with unmet needs can inform strategies to address those needs. Our purpose was to determine the percentage of PWD having unmet needs and significant correlates of unmet needs in PWD. Design: Cross-sectional data were analyzed using bivariate and hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses. Setting: Participants lived in the greater Baltimore, Maryland and Washington DC suburban area.

Mon, 02/03/2020 - 17:14

Family Caregiver Factors Associated With Emergency Department Utilization Among Community-Living Older Adults With Disabilities

Background: Older adults with disability are frequent users of the emergency department (ED) and often rely on family caregiver support. We identify whether and which caregiver characteristics are associated with older adults' ED use. Methods: We use Cox proportional hazards regression to model the likelihood of all-cause ED use (defined as 1 or more visits within 12 months of survey) as a function of caregiver characteristics after adjusting for older adult sociodemographic and health characteristics.

Thu, 12/12/2019 - 11:44