Survey on management and service needs among elderly dementia patients in Beijing Yuetan community / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Patients aged ≥65 years with dementia diagnosed by neurological specialists were selected in Yuetan community from March 2016 to December 2016.The basic information of patients was collected from the health and medical records;the needs for community care were obtained through a questionnaire survey.Total 91 elderly patients with dementia was included in the study,among whom 15 (16.5％) were found by community institutions,18 (19.9％) patients got medication from the community health institutions.The survey showed that the numbers of participants who agreed that the community health service could provide treatment,drug prescription,referral service,condition assessment,regular follow-up,professional guidance for caregivers,door-to-door service and counseling services for patients and their relatives were 29 (31.8％),18 (19.9％),33 (36.3％),19 (20.9％),23 (25.3％),24 (26.4％),49 (53.8％) and 29 (31.9％),respectively.Results showed that 53.8％ (49/91) dementia patients or their family members wanted to receive instruction of drug use in community health service,17.6％ (16/91) wanted to know about the professional care skill as caregivers.Currently the services for dementia patients in health service centers and stations of Yuetan community are less sufficient,which cannot meet the needs of dementia patients and their family members.