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Associations between unmet needs for daytime activities and company and scores on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire in people with dementia: a longitudinal study

Michelet, Mona ORCID: 0000-0003-3457-8145, Selbaek, Geir ORCID: 0000-0001-6511-8219, Strand, Bjørn Heine ORCID: 0000-0003-4385-8886, Lund, Anne, Engedal, Knut, Bieber, Anja ORCID: 0000-0002-9506-2532, Gonçalves-Pereira, Manuel ORCID: 0000-0003-1419-1306, Hopper, Louise ORCID: 0000-0002-9382-5241, Irving, Kate ORCID: 0000-0002-9255-4574, Jelley, Hannah, Marques, Maria J. ORCID: 0000-0001-9214-4180, Orrell, Martin ORCID: 0000-0002-1169-3530, Portolani, Daniel M. ORCID: 0000-0002-8528-1483, Sjölund, Britt-Marie ORCID: 0000-0002-4621-3816, Sköldunger, Anders ORCID: 0000-0001-8439-2248, Stephan, Astrid, Verhey, Frans ORCID: 0000-0002-8307-8406, de Vugt, Marjolein ORCID: 0000-0002-2113-4134, Wolf, Claire, Woods, Bob ORCID: 0000-0002-6781-651X, Zanetti, Orazio ORCID: 0000-0002-5408-0048 and Bergh, Sverre ORCID: 0000-0001-9593-2967 (2021) Associations between unmet needs for daytime activities and company and scores on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire in people with dementia: a longitudinal study. Aging and Mental Health, 26 (4). pp. 725-724. ISSN 1364-6915

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Abstract

Objectives: To examine prospectively the association between unmet needs for daytime activities and company and behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Methods: We included 451 people with mild or moderate dementia, from eight European countries, who were assessed three times over 12 months. Unmet needs were measured with the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly. Three sub-syndromes of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire were regressed, one-by-one, against unmet needs for daytime activities and company, adjusting for demographic and clinical-functional covariates. Results: Unmet needs for daytime activities were associated with more affective symptoms at baseline, six and twelve months, mean 0.74 (p < 0.001), 0.76 (p < 0.001) and 0.78 (p = 0.001) points higher score respectively, and with more psychotic symptoms at baseline (mean 0.39 points, p = 0.007) and at six months follow-up (mean 0.31 points, p = 0.006). Unmet needs for company were associated with more affective symptoms at baseline, six and twelve months, mean 0.44 (p = 0.033), 0.67 (p < 0.001) and 0.91 (p < 0.001) points higher score respectively, and with more psychotic symptoms at baseline (mean 0.40 points, p = 0.005) and at six months (mean 0.35 points, p = 0.002) follow-up. Conclusion: Interventions to reduce unmet needs for daytime activities and company could reduce affective and psychotic symptoms in people with dementia.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Dementia; needs assessment; daytime activities; company; BPSD
Subjects:Medical Sciences > Diseases
Medical Sciences > Health
Medical Sciences > Psychology
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Nursing, Psychotherapy & Community Health
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Psychology
Publisher:Routledge
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1910792
Copyright Information:© 2021 The Authors. Open Access (CC-BY-4.0)
Funders:Ministry of Education and Research, Germany, Health research board, Ireland, Ministry of Health, Italy, The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development,, The Swedish Research Council for Health,, Working Life and Welfare, Norway,, The Research Council of Norway, Ministry of Health, the Netherlands, Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal, Economic and Social Research Council, UK
ID Code:25830
Deposited On:05 May 2021 16:12 by Louise Hopper . Last Modified 13 Jan 2023 12:06

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