ArticleBMC health services research2014
A quasi-experimental study of the effects of an integrated care intervention for the frail elderly on informal caregivers' satisfaction with care and support.
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- The effects of integrated care: a systematic review of UK and international evidence.BMC health services research · 2018Pooled it
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- Patient-centred access to health care: a framework analysis of the care interface for frail older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2018Article
- Satisfaction of village doctors with the township and village health services integration policy in the western minority-inhabited areas of China.Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban · 2017Article
- Case management for the elderly with complex needs: cross-linking the views of their role held by elderly people, their informal caregivers and the case managers.BMC health services research · 2016Article
- Information and Communication Technology Based Integrated Care for Older Adults: A Scoping Review.International journal of integrated careArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThis study explored the effects of an integrated care model for the frail elderly on informal caregivers' satisfaction with care and support services.
methodsA 62-item instrument was developed and deployed in an evaluative before/after study using a quasi-experimental design and enrolling a control group. The definitive study population (n=63) consisted mainly of female informal caregivers who did not live with the care recipient. Analysis of separate items involved group comparisons, using paired and unpaired tests, and regression analyses, with baseline measurements, control variables (sex, age and living together with care recipient) and the intervention as independent variables. Subsequently, the underlying factor structure of the theoretical dimensions was investigated using primary component analysis. Group comparisons and regression analyses were performed on the resulting scales.
resultsSatisfaction with the degree to which care was provided according to the need for care of the recipients increased, while satisfaction with the degree to which professionals provided help with administrative tasks, the understandability of the information provided and the degree to which informal caregivers knew which professionals to call, decreased. Primary component analysis yielded 6 scales for satisfaction with care and 5 scales for satisfaction with caregiver support, with sufficient reliability.
conclusionsThe results suggest that expectations regarding the effects of integrated care on informal caregiver satisfaction may not be realistic. However, the results must be seen in light of the small sample size and should therefore be considered as preliminary. Nonetheless, this study provides guidance for further research and integrated care interventions involving informal caregivers.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN05748494. Date of registration: 14/03/2013.
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