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Title: Health Profiles among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment and Their Implications for Caregiving Experience
Authors: Sung, Pildoo 
Lim-Soh, Jeremy
Chan, Angelique 
Keywords: Cognitive impairment
Health profiles
Caregiving burden
Caregiving benefits
Latent class analysis
Singapore
Issue Date: 13-Apr-2023
Publisher: S. Karger AG
Citation: Sung, Pildoo, Lim-Soh, Jeremy, Chan, Angelique (2023-04-13). Health Profiles among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment and Their Implications for Caregiving Experience. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 52 (3). ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1159/000530606
Rights: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Abstract: Introduction: Identifying health conditions of persons with cognitive impairment (PCI) in the community and exploring their implications for caregiving experience are vital for effective allocation of healthcare resources. This study examined distinct PCI health profiles among community-dwelling PCI and their association with caregiving burden and benefits. Methods: Latent profile analysis and multivariable regression were applied to dyadic data from 266 PCI and their caregivers in Singapore. Results: Three PCI health profiles were identified: less impaired (40% of PCI), moderately impaired (30%), and severely impaired (30%). Caregivers for severely impaired PCI were more likely to report a higher level of caregiving burden, and caregivers for moderately impaired PCI were more likely to report a higher level of caregiving benefits, compared to caregivers for less impaired PCI. Conclusion: The findings captured heterogeneity in health status among PCI in the community. Tailored interventions, based on PCI health profiles, should be designed to reduce caregiving burden and increase caregiving benefits.
Source Title: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/243789
ISSN: 1420-8008
1421-9824
DOI: 10.1159/000530606
Rights: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
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