Risk factors associated with home care safety for older people with dementia: family caregivers’ perspectives
Abstract Background Many older people with dementia currently prefer home care; however, homes are neither professionally designed nor regulated like health care facilities, and home care is more prone to safety incidents. Many studies have examined home care safety for older people with dementia. H...
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| description | Abstract Background Many older people with dementia currently prefer home care; however, homes are neither professionally designed nor regulated like health care facilities, and home care is more prone to safety incidents. Many studies have examined home care safety for older people with dementia. However, factors contributing to safety incidents in home care have not been adequately considered. This study explored the risk factors for home care safety for older people with dementia based on the perspective of family caregivers. Methods This study used a qualitative research approach; a total of 24 family caregivers were interviewed face-to-face and semi-structured from February 2022 to May 2022, and the Colaizzi seven-step phenomenological research method was used to analyze the data and refine the themes. Results Safety risks in home care for older people with dementia stem from five areas: poor health of older people with dementia, dementia symptoms, unsafe home environment, the insufficient caring ability of family caregivers, and lack of safety awareness of family caregivers. Conclusion The risk factors for home care safety for older people with dementia are complex. And as the primary caregivers of older people with dementia, the caregiving ability and safety awareness of family caregivers primarily determine the safety of home care for older people with dementia. Therefore, when addressing home care safety for older people with dementia, the focus should be on providing targeted education programs and support services for family caregivers of older people with dementia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-887f79b535b84ba0bf14757c31fb155e2023-04-09T11:26:14ZengBMCBMC Geriatrics1471-23182023-04-0123111210.1186/s12877-023-03893-3Risk factors associated with home care safety for older people with dementia: family caregivers’ perspectivesGuo Yin0Siting Lin1Linghui Chen2School of Nursing, Sanquan College of Xinxiang Medical UniversitySchool of Nursing and Health, Nanfang College, GuangzhouCicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King’s College LondonAbstract Background Many older people with dementia currently prefer home care; however, homes are neither professionally designed nor regulated like health care facilities, and home care is more prone to safety incidents. Many studies have examined home care safety for older people with dementia. However, factors contributing to safety incidents in home care have not been adequately considered. This study explored the risk factors for home care safety for older people with dementia based on the perspective of family caregivers. Methods This study used a qualitative research approach; a total of 24 family caregivers were interviewed face-to-face and semi-structured from February 2022 to May 2022, and the Colaizzi seven-step phenomenological research method was used to analyze the data and refine the themes. Results Safety risks in home care for older people with dementia stem from five areas: poor health of older people with dementia, dementia symptoms, unsafe home environment, the insufficient caring ability of family caregivers, and lack of safety awareness of family caregivers. Conclusion The risk factors for home care safety for older people with dementia are complex. And as the primary caregivers of older people with dementia, the caregiving ability and safety awareness of family caregivers primarily determine the safety of home care for older people with dementia. Therefore, when addressing home care safety for older people with dementia, the focus should be on providing targeted education programs and support services for family caregivers of older people with dementia.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03893-3DementiaFamily caregiversSafetyHome care |
| spellingShingle | Guo Yin Siting Lin Linghui Chen Risk factors associated with home care safety for older people with dementia: family caregivers’ perspectives BMC Geriatrics Dementia Family caregivers Safety Home care |
| title | Risk factors associated with home care safety for older people with dementia: family caregivers’ perspectives |
| title_full | Risk factors associated with home care safety for older people with dementia: family caregivers’ perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Risk factors associated with home care safety for older people with dementia: family caregivers’ perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk factors associated with home care safety for older people with dementia: family caregivers’ perspectives |
| title_short | Risk factors associated with home care safety for older people with dementia: family caregivers’ perspectives |
| title_sort | risk factors associated with home care safety for older people with dementia family caregivers perspectives |
| topic | Dementia Family caregivers Safety Home care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03893-3 |
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