Predictors of Unmet Needs in Chilean Older People with Dependency: A Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorCarvacho, Raffaela
dc.contributor.authorCarrasco, Marcela
dc.contributor.authorFernández, María Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorMiranda-Castillo, Claudia
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-19T15:29:25Z
dc.date.available2024-01-19T15:29:25Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractApproximately one in five Chilean older adults has some degree of dependency. Limited evidence is available on self-perceived needs in Latin-American older people. The main aim of this study was to identify predictors of unmet needs of dependent older persons without cognitive impairment, considering personal and primary informal caregivers’ factors. This cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 77 dyads of older people with dependency and their caregivers. A survey was administered, evaluating sociodemographic characteristics, anxious and depressive symptomatology, health-related quality of life, and social support. Older people’s self-reported met and unmet needs and caregivers’ burden and self-efficacy were also assessed. To determine predictors of unmet needs, a multiple regression analysis was carried out. Most participants had mild to moderate levels of dependency. The most frequent unmet needs were “daytime activities” (33.8%), “company” (23.4%), “benefits” (23.4%), and “psychological distress” (24.7%). Older people’s higher level of dependency and anxious symptomatology were predictors of a higher number of unmet needs, with a model whose predictive value was 31%. The high prevalence of anxious symptomatology and its relationship with the presence of unmet needs highlight the importance of making older people’s psychological and social needs visible and addressing them promptly.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-04-15
dc.fuente.origenORCID-ene24
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph20206928
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20206928
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/80757
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Carrasco Gorman, Marcela Patricia; 0000-0002-5695-4087; 1002005
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Sociología; Fernández Lorca, María Beatriz; 0000-0001-5400-3168; 133806
dc.issue.numero20
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final13
dc.pagina.inicio1
dc.revistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectNeeds assessment
dc.subjectCamberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectOlder people
dc.subjectFunctional dependency
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.deweyCiencias socialeses_ES
dc.subject.ods03 Good health and well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titlePredictors of Unmet Needs in Chilean Older People with Dependency: A Cross-Sectional Study
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados1002005
sipa.codpersvinculados133806
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2024-01-08
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