Unmet Healthcare Needs in People Living with Dementia: Exploring Associations with Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics ‐ Findings from the InDePendent Study’s Baseline Assessment
Annelie Scharf, Fabian Kleinke, Bernhard Michalowsky, Anika Raedke, Stefanie Pfitzner, Franka Mühlichen, Maresa Buchholz, Neeltje van den Berg, Wolfgang Hoffmann · 2025
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Annelie Scharf and co-authors count the care needs that dementia leaves unmet in a 2025 German study. People living with dementia at home often need more help than they get, yet who falls through the gaps, and why, was poorly mapped. The baseline of a multi-center trial offered a detailed snapshot.
Four hundred seventeen participants, mostly with mild to moderate impairment, averaged about eleven diagnoses and nearly seven medications each. Roughly two in three carried at least one unmet need, about two to three apiece on average. Needs piled up where social support ran thin, education was lower, bodies and daily function were frailer, and health felt worse. Among women, depression, money strain, and living alone added more. A recent visit to the family doctor, by contrast, trimmed men's unmet needs.
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| CREATOR | Annelie Scharf, Fabian Kleinke, Bernhard Michalowsky, Anika Raedke, Stefanie Pfitzner, Franka Mühlichen, Maresa Buchholz, Neeltje van den Berg, Wolfgang Hoffmann |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |