ArticleBMC geriatrics2015
Family visits in shared-housing arrangements for residents with dementia--a cross-sectional study on the impact on residents' quality of life.
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- The Experiences of Family Caregivers Whose Relative Is Relocating From a Regular Nursing Home to an Innovative Living Arrangement: A Qualitative Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2026Article
- Family visits among nursing home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- An overview of innovative living arrangements within long-term care and their characteristics: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Family members' reasoning in relation to pleasant environments in nursing homes.Dementia (London, England) · 2023Article
- Partnerships in nursing homes: How do family caregivers of residents with dementia perceive collaboration with staff?Dementia (London, England) · 2021Article
- More staff = better quality of life for people with dementia? results of a secondary data analysis in German shared-housing arrangements.Israel journal of health policy research · 2019Article
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- Quality of life in persons with dementia using regional dementia care network services in Germany: a one-year follow-up study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2018Observational
- Shared Housing Arrangements in Germany-An Equitable Alternative to Long Term Care Services beyond Homes and Institutions?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- An Ecological Framework to Support Small-Scale Shared Housing for Persons with Neurocognitive Disorders of the Alzheimer's and Related Types: A Literature Review.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOT · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundShared-housing arrangements (SHA) are a German type of small-scale living arrangements for people with dementia (PwD). The involvement of family members is one core domain of SHA. But it has not been investigated yet, what are factors associated with family visits and if family involvement within SHA contributes to better residents' quality of life (QoL).
methodA cross-sectional study including all SHA in Berlin/Germany was performed. Main parameters of interest were residents' QoL (QUALIDEM) and frequencies of family visits within the SHA. Besides descriptive analyses we used logistic regression and ANCOVA to analyze the data.
results58 SHA with 396 residents (78.4 years, 69.4% female) participated in the study. Older (OR: 1.034; 95% CI: 1.005; 1.064) and female residents (OR: 2.006; 95% CI: 1.018; 3.950) got more often visited by family members. An active participation of family members in SHA contributes on average to a better QoL in terms of social relationship and social isolation (all ANCOVA p < 0.005). A decreased QoL was found for people without family visits compared to those without family members.
conclusionsThe involvement of family members in SHA is common but on a similar level compared to other care arrangements. Staff should convince available family members to visit PwD, in order to improve residents QoL. However, the response rate in the present study was about 13%, which may limit the results.
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