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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2023 Sep;38(9):e6006.
doi: 10.1002/gps.6006.

Caregiver preparedness is associated with desire to seek long-term care admission of hospitalized persons with dementia

Ashley Kuzmik  1 , Rhonda BeLue  2 , Barbara Resnick  3 , Marleny Rodriguez  4 , Diane Berish  1 , James E Galvin  5 , Marie Boltz  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Caregiver preparedness is associated with desire to seek long-term care admission of hospitalized persons with dementia

Ashley Kuzmik et al. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Introduction: Hospitalized patients with dementia are more likely to be discharged to long-term care compared to persons without dementia. Little research has been conducted to examine the associations of caregiver preparedness and strain with desire to seek long-term care in hospitalized persons with dementia at discharge. The purpose of this study was to examine caregiver preparedness and strain as factors associated with desire to seek long-term care admission in caregivers of persons with dementia at hospital discharge.

Methods: Patient baseline and discharge data, and caregiver discharge data of 424 patient and caregiver dyads from a cluster randomized trial was used. Stepwise multiple linear regression was conducted to examine factors associated with caregiver desire to seek long-term care.

Results: After controlling for caregiver and patient characteristics, lower caregiver preparedness (β = -0.069; p < 0.016) was significantly associated with increased desire to seek long-term care.

Discussion: Findings underscore the need for clinicians and service providers to provide further attention to caregiver preparedness throughout the course of hospitalization.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03046121.

Keywords: caregivers; dementia; hospital discharge; preparedness.

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