Care needs assessment of older adults with dementia in a semi-rural district in Vietnam: A community-based cross-sectional study
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Anh Ngoc Nguyen
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Correspondence: Ms. Anh Ngoc Nguyen, MSc, Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Address: 1A Phuong Mai Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam. Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorBinh Thanh Nguyen
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorBinh Thanh Nguyen
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorBinh Thi Thanh Nguyen
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorNguyet Thi Anh Nguyen
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorNhung Thi Kim Dang
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorAnh Thi Phuong Nguyen
National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorAnh Trung Nguyen
Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam Guntars Mantyh
Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDuyen Tran
Department of Neurology, University of California, Sacramento, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorOanh Thi Phương Le
Department of Neurology, University of California, Sacramento, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorVan My Ta Park
Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Anh Ngoc Nguyen
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Correspondence: Ms. Anh Ngoc Nguyen, MSc, Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Address: 1A Phuong Mai Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam. Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorBinh Thanh Nguyen
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorBinh Thanh Nguyen
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorBinh Thi Thanh Nguyen
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorNguyet Thi Anh Nguyen
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorNhung Thi Kim Dang
Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorAnh Thi Phuong Nguyen
National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorAnh Trung Nguyen
Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam Guntars Mantyh
Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDuyen Tran
Department of Neurology, University of California, Sacramento, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorOanh Thi Phương Le
Department of Neurology, University of California, Sacramento, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorVan My Ta Park
Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Background
The increasing needs of people living with dementia (PLWD) in Vietnam present an enormous public health challenge. Vietnam is an understudied country, and little is known regarding the overall unmet needs of caregivers or the demographic risk factors associated with unmet caregiving needs. This study aimed to determine the burden of unmet care needs of community-dwelling PLWD and identify sociodemographic risks associated with unmet care needs.
Methods
A cross-sectional study in a rural area facing urbanisation in Hanoi, Vietnam recruited PWLD-caregiver dyads with multistage sampling. We utilised the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE) instrument to evaluate care needs across four domains. Caregivers rated PLWD needs, with higher scores indicating greater unmet needs. The Mann–Whitney test was employed for comparing two groups, while the Kruskal–Wallis test was used for comparisons involving more than two groups in the analysis, and a P-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results
Among 90 PLWD participating in the study, the overall mean care needs score was 11.6 ± 4.3, with only 16.2% of PLWD having their care needs met. Environmental and physical needs were more frequently met than psychological or social needs. Only 48.0% and 43.9% of environmental and physical needs were met respectively, and a meagre 20.9% and 23.6% for psychological and social needs. Unmet care needs were more frequent for PWLD who were female, single or divorced, had lower monthly household income, or who were in more advanced stages of dementia, as indicated by Clinical Dementia Rating scores ≥1.
Conclusions
Unmet needs for PWLD are common. Increased caregiver education, resources, and services in Vietnam are urgently required to improve the quality of life for this population.
Open Research
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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