Current Status and Influencing Factors of Long-term Care Needs Among Older People  with Dementia

Current Status and Influencing Factors of Long-term Care Needs Among Older People with Dementia | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Current Status and Influencing Factors of Long-term Care Needs Among Older People with Dementia Laiyou Li, Ning Sun, Shuangqin Chen, Shuang Yang, Hongyu Li, Qianru Li, and 2 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6349437/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 5 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Background: This study aims to explore the long-term care needs of older individuals with dementia, examining how personal characteristics and the degree of dysfunction shape these requirements. Methods: A questionnaire survey was administered to 1500 older people with dementia across five cities in China from January to June 2023. Three questionnaires were used in this study to gather data. Results: The participants’ long-term care needs correlate significantly with several factors: degree of dysfunction, age, monthly income, and living conditions (all p < 0.05). The findings indicate that rest, supporting environment, and indoor activity space constitute the primary needs of the participants. Conclusions: The long-term care needs of older individuals with dementia vary according to their degree of dysfunction and depend on multiple community-specific factors. These findings provide a scientific basis for tailoring aging reforms to community contexts. Community dementia disability long-term care needs influence factors older people Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviewers invited by journal 28 May, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 20 May, 2025 Editor invited by journal 28 Apr, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 18 Apr, 2025 First submitted to journal 18 Apr, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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