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Passos J, Sequeira C, Fernandes L. The needs of older people with mental health problems: a particular focus on dementia patients and their carers. Int J Alzheimers Dis. 2012;2012:638267doi: 10.1155/2012/638267.
Passos, J., Sequeira, C., & Fernandes, L. (2012). The needs of older people with mental health problems: a particular focus on dementia patients and their carers. International journal of Alzheimer's disease, 2012638267. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/638267
Passos, Joaquim, et al. "The needs of older people with mental health problems: a particular focus on dementia patients and their carers." International journal of Alzheimer's disease vol. 2012 (2012): 638267. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/638267
Passos J, Sequeira C, Fernandes L. The needs of older people with mental health problems: a particular focus on dementia patients and their carers. Int J Alzheimers Dis. 2012;2012:638267. doi: 10.1155/2012/638267. Epub 2012 Oct 24. PMID: 23193496; PMCID: PMC3488405.
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Int J Alzheimers Dis. 2012;2012:638267. doi: 10.1155/2012/638267. Epub 2012 Oct 24.

The needs of older people with mental health problems: a particular focus on dementia patients and their carers.

International journal of Alzheimer's disease

Joaquim Passos, Carlos Sequeira, Lia Fernandes

Affiliations

  1. Health Sciences, School of Health of Viana do Castelo, 4900-314 Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

PMID: 23193496 PMCID: PMC3488405 DOI: 10.1155/2012/638267

Abstract

The problems and needs of older people are often associated with mental illness, characterized by a set of clinical manifestations, which constitute important domains for investigation and clinical practice. This paper presents the results of a pilot study whose main purpose was to identify met and unmet needs and to analyze the relationship between those needs, psychopathology and functionality in older people with mental health problems. A sample of 75 patients aged 65 or over, of both sexes, diagnosed with mental illness using ICD-9. The main diagnoses were depression (36%) and dementia (29.3%). Most patients had cognitive impairment (MMSE, 52%; CDT, 66.7%), depression (GDS, 61.3%), anxiety (ZAS, 81.3%), and moderate dependence (BI, 49.3% and LI, 77.3%). The main unmet needs found were daytime activities (40%), social benefits (13.3%), company (10.7%), psychological distress (9.3%), and continence (8%). The majority of these unmet needs occur with dementia patients. The majority of the carers of these patients had global needs (met and unmet) in terms of psychological distress. Findings also reveal that a low level of functionality is associated with dementia diagnoses. The association analyses suggest that dementia is an important determinant of the functional status and needs.

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