Willingness to institutionalize a relative with dementia: a web-platform assessment with the Portuguese adapted version of the Desire-to-Institutionalize Scale

Willingness to institutionalize a relative with dementia: a web-platform assessment with the Portuguese adapted version of the Desire-to-Institutionalize Scale

IntroductionOlder persons with dementia (PwD) are more likely to be institutionalized than their counterparts without dementia. The caregiver’s desire to institutionalize has been suggested as the most important predictor of actual institutionalization. This cross-sectional study aimed to culturally...

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Main Authors: Soraia Teles, Milaydis Sosa Napolskij, Oscar Ribeiro, Sara Alves, Alberto Freitas, Ana Ferreira, Constança Paúl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
informal care
dementia
desire to institutionalize
cultural adaptation
psychometric properties
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1277565/full

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