People with dementia and carer preferences for home support services in early-stage dementia

Chester, Helen; Clarkson, Paul; Davies, Linda; Sutcliffe, Caroline; Davies, Sue; Feast, Alexandra; Hughes, Jane; Challis, David; Members of the HOST-D (Home Support in Dementia) Programme Management Group.

Abstract

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objectives: To examine people with dementia and carer preferences for home support attributes in early-stage dementia, building on the paucity of evidence in this area. Method: Preferences from 44 people with dementia and 103 carers, recruited through memory clinics and an online questionnaire, were assessed with a Discrete Choice Experiment survey, with attributes informed by an evidence synthesis and lay consultation. A conditional logit model was used to estimate preference weights for the attributes within a home support ‘package’. Results: The most preferred attributes were support with personal feelings and concerns, provided by a trained counsellor at home (coefficient 0.67, p =

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 9, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Nov 16, 2016
• Publication Date: 2018-02
• Deposit Date: Jan 11, 2020
• Journal: Aging & Mental Health
• Print ISSN: 1360-7863
• Electronic ISSN: 1364-6915
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 270-279
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1247424
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3706326
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13607863.2016.1247424
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