ArticleRisk management and healthcare policy2026
Assessment of Dementia Patients Caregivers' Home Safety Knowledge in the Outpatient Setting of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Background: Home safety is a major issue for individuals involved in caring for dementia patients due to a lack of practice and awareness, as it accounts for more than 90% of the needs of patients with dementia. Such caregivers face constant challenges in preventing accidents while trying to maintain the dementia patients' independence and quality of life. Objective: The objective of this unicentric study was to assess the correlates of dementia patients' caregivers' home safety practices. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in an outpatient setting of a private hospital in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) from November 2022 until January 2023 by assessing the possible correlation between the caregivers' demographics among 128 dementia patients' caregivers. It also evaluates their service experience including the type of care, assistance duration, duration of caregiving, average time spent with persons living with dementia, dementia care training experience and their home safety practice quality. A questionnaire utilizing selected items from the validated "Alzheimer's Association Home Safety Checklist" was employed to assess the caregivers' home safety practices. Besides, the caregivers' psychological well-being and depression were assessed through a validated "Patient Health Questionnaire-2. Results: Although 66% of caregivers showed good home safety practices, 29% of caregivers reported depressive symptoms. Caregivers with extended caregiving duration (more than 5 years) demonstrated significantly better home safety practices as compared to those with shorter duration (AOR: 5.68, 95% CI: 1.76-18.33, p = 0.004). Further, depressed caregivers provided poor service as compared to non-depressed caregivers (AOR: 2.94, 95% CI: 1.19-7.24, p = 0.019). Conclusion: Short-term and long-term dementia training aligning with cultural values and traditions of Saudi Arabia are required to ensure the care of such persons living with dementia is achieved in an effective and respectful way. Moreover, trained caregivers can improve quality of life, delay institutionalization and reduce healthcare costs.
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