Needs for additional professional help | Spouses N = 490 | Sons/Daughters (in- law) n = 372 | p value | Living at home n = 631 | Living in a nursing home or home for the elderly n = 299 | Total N = 984 | p value |
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Advice | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
I need to learn what to do when the person I am caring for is frightened, angry or confused | 115 (23.3) | 133 (35.8) | 0.001* | 182 (28.8) | 86 (28.8) | 282 (28.8) | 0.997 |
I need to know how to deal with the apathy of the person I am caring for | 98 (19.8) | 69 (18.6) | 0.287 | 133 (21.0) | 38 (12.7) | 182 (18.4) | 0.002* |
I need to learn how to cope with changes in the behavior of the person I am caring for | 83 (16.8) | 83 (22.3) | 0.186 | 130 (20.5) | 43 (14.4) | 186 (18.6) | 0.024* |
I need to learn how to deal with the aggression of the person I am caring for | 66 (13.4) | 56 (15.1) | 0.755 | 83 (13.1) | 43 (14.4) | 138 (13.5) | 0.597 |
I need to know which activities I can undertake with the person I am caring for | 66 (13.4) | 46 (12.4) | 0.894 | 88 (13.9) | 26 (8.7) | 124 (12.2) | 0.024* |
Information | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
I need more information about the professional help and support available in the region | 90 (18.2) | 81 (21.8) | 0.093 | 150 (23.7) | 23 (7.7) | 183 (18.6) | 0.000* |
I need information about the progression of dementia | 68 (13.8) | 79 (21.2) | 0.014* | 117 (18.5) | 44 (14.7) | 167 (17.3) | 0.156 |
I need information about the legal amends in case of admission of the person with dementia to a nursing home or home for the elderly | 100 (20.2) | 41 (11.0) | 0.002* | 131 (20.7) | 16 (5.4) | 155 (15.8) | 0.000* |
Coordination of dementia care | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
I want professional caregivers to work together and to tailor the care | 62 (12.6) | 75 (20.2) | 0.005* | 104 (16.4) | 43 (14.4) | 156 (15.8) | 0.432 |
I want to reflect the professional care from time to time with professional caregivers | 56 (11.3) | 67 (18.0) | 0.050* | 89 (14.1) | 44 (14.7) | 139 (14.3) | 0.789 |
Emotional support | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
I need someone to take away the feeling that I am the only one to look after the person with dementia | 85 (17.2) | 38 (10.2) | 0.024* | 95 (15.0) | 32 (10.7) | 135 (13.6) | 0.074 |
I need someone to look after the person with dementia now and then | 74 (15.0) | 44 (11.8) | 0.399 | 109 (17.2) | 10 (3.3) | 129 (12.8) | 0.000* |
I need emotional support | 81 (16.4) | 38 (10.2) | 0.016* | 87 (13.8) | 34 (11.4) | 129 (13.0) | 0.314 |