ArticleBMC geriatrics2020
Unmet care needs in the oldest old with social loss experiences: results of a representative survey.
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- Giving voice to the voiceless: Understanding the perceived needs of dementia family carers in Soweto, a South African township.Dementia (London, England) · 2024Article
- Sexual health among the oldest old: a population-based study among people aged 85 years and older in Stockholm, Sweden.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- Cared and uncared populations: understanding unmet care needs of older adults (65+) across different social care systems in Europe.European journal of ageing · 2023Article
- The Behavioral Factors That Influence Person-Centered Social Care: A Literature Review and Conceptual Framework.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Unmet needs of the oldest old primary care patients with common somatic and psychiatric disorders-A psychometric evaluation.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2021Article
- Older women's experiences of companion animal death: impacts on well-being and aging-in-place.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLoss experiences such as the loss of a spouse, a close relative or significant others become more likely in old age and may be strongly related to specific unmet health care needs. These unmet needs may often remain undetected and undertreated followed by a negative impact on well-being and social role functioning. The present study aims at exploring the relationship between loss experiences and specific unmet care needs in old age.
methodsAs part of the study "Need assessment in the oldest old: application, psychometric examination and establishment of the German version of the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE)", the adapted German version of the CANE was used in a population-representative telephone survey in a sample of 988 individuals aged 75+ years. Loss experiences within the last 12 months were assessed within the structured telephone survey. Descriptive and interferential statistical analyses were run in order to examine the association between loss experiences and occurring unmet care needs.
resultsOverall, 29.7% of the oldest old reported at least one social loss with other relatives losses being the most frequent (12.5%), followed by non-family losses (10.7%). A significant relationship between loss experiences and a higher number of unmet care needs was observed, especially for close family losses. Other risk factors for unmet care needs were age, marital status, depression, social support and morbidity.
conclusionsThis study provides, for the first time in Germany, data on the association between loss experiences and unmet needs. These findings may substantially contribute to the development of loss-specific interventions, effective treatment and health care planning for the bereaved elderly.
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