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Article

Analysis of the Socio-Health Services Used of Family Caregivers of Alzheimer Patients

by
Mª Dolores Ruiz Fernández
1,*,
Antonia Fernández Leyva
1,
María López Cano
1,
Mª del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes
2 and
José Jesús Gázquez Linares
2
1
U.G.C. Cruz de Caravaca. Distrito Sanitario Almería-Servicio Andaluz de Salud. C/ Quinta Avenida, s/n. C.P.: 04008. Almería (España)
2
Universidad de Almería (España)
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2014, 4(2), 121-129; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4020011
Submission received: 11 March 2014 / Revised: 16 April 2014 / Accepted: 19 April 2014 / Published: 19 April 2014
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Abstract

Alzheimer type dementia is one of the main health problems, due to the disability and dependence it produces. The implementation of Law 39/2006 attempts to respond to the needs by means of a catalogue of socio-health services and resources to provide support to the patients and their relatives. A study was conducted with 255 caregivers/relatives of people diagnosed with Alzheimer type dementia in order to determine the profile of the beneficiaries of these services, taking into account the caregivers' knowledge, the phase of the illness, and level of dependence. The results show that caregivers with knowledge of the disease and patients who are at a more advanced stage are the ones who use the most resources. Specifically, caregivers with knowledge used the family respite to a greater extent, and predominantly caregivers of patients at a mild phase of the disease enjoyed volunteer services and help at home, whereas caregivers at more advanced phases used the Day Center and economic aid. Lastly, we underline that volunteer service is used by subjects with a lower level of dependence, whereas more dependent people use economic aid the most.
Keywords: Caregivers; Alzheimer’s disease; resources; stages; dependency Caregivers; Alzheimer’s disease; resources; stages; dependency

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Ruiz Fernández, M.D.; Fernández Leyva, A.; López Cano, M.; Pérez-Fuentes, M.d.C.; Gázquez Linares, J.J. Analysis of the Socio-Health Services Used of Family Caregivers of Alzheimer Patients. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2014, 4, 121-129. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4020011

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Ruiz Fernández MD, Fernández Leyva A, López Cano M, Pérez-Fuentes MdC, Gázquez Linares JJ. Analysis of the Socio-Health Services Used of Family Caregivers of Alzheimer Patients. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2014; 4(2):121-129. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4020011

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Ruiz Fernández, Mª Dolores, Antonia Fernández Leyva, María López Cano, Mª del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, and José Jesús Gázquez Linares. 2014. "Analysis of the Socio-Health Services Used of Family Caregivers of Alzheimer Patients" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 4, no. 2: 121-129. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4020011

APA Style

Ruiz Fernández, M. D., Fernández Leyva, A., López Cano, M., Pérez-Fuentes, M. d. C., & Gázquez Linares, J. J. (2014). Analysis of the Socio-Health Services Used of Family Caregivers of Alzheimer Patients. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 4(2), 121-129. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4020011

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