Objectives:
This study examined the association between met and unmet needs of older adults with cognitive impairment living in the community and unique types of caregiving experience, each comprising different levels of caregiving burden and benefits.
Methods:
Latent class analysis and multivariable regression were applied to data on 266 caregivers of community-dwelling Singaporean older adults, aged 60 years and above, with cognitive impairment who participated in a community-based dementia care study in 2018.
Results:
Three unique types of caregiving experience were identified: satisfied (low burden and high benefits; 54% of caregivers), dissatisfied (low burden and low benefits; 35%), and intensive (high burden and high benefits; 11%). Met needs were positively associated with satisfied caregiving experience (vs. dissatisfied caregiving experience), and both met…
