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Home Care Utilization Patterns Among Canadians with Dementia Living in Rural and Urban Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study

Emily Hum, Sarah de Lima, Michael Reaume, Ricardo Batista, Ramtin Hakimjavadi, Camilla Thieba, Clare Liddy and Sathya Karunananthan
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2024, 22 (Supplement 1) 6164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.22.s1.6164
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Ricardo Batista
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Abstract

Context: Home care is a cost-effective solution for patients with dementia. There is an important need to strengthen formal home care systems to meet the increasing prevalence of dementia in Canada.

Objective: This study aims to describe the home care utilization patterns of Canadians aged 50 and older with dementia compared to those without. This study further seeks to understand the impact of geography (rural, small population centre (PC), medium PC, and large PC) on home care utilization among Canadians with dementia.

Study design and analysis: This study used a cross-sectional design. Variables were selected using the Behavioural Model of Health Services Use. Canadians aged 50 and older were grouped by dementia status, age, sex, and rurality. Groups were compared using unadjusted odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Dataset: Data from the 2021 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) was used for this study.

Population studied: Canadians aged 50 years and older who responded to the 2021 CCHS.

Intervention/Instrument: N/A

Outcome Measures: Home care utilization in the past 12 months.

Results: Respondents of the 2021 CCHS represented 14,307,700 Canadians aged 50 and older. Of these, 1.31% (n=187,500) reported having dementia, and 98.69% (n=14,120,200) did not. Overall, respondents with dementia were more likely to use home care than those without. Among those with dementia, compared to rural respondents, respondents in small PCs had lower odds of using nursing care (OR=0.45, 95% CI 0.43-0.47), personal care (OR=0.74, 95% CI 0.70-0.77), medical equipment (OR=0.26, 95% CI 0.24-0.28), other health care (OR=0.03, 95% CI 0.02-0.03), and other services (OR=0.46, 95% CI 0.43-0.49). Similarly, respondents in medium and large PCs had lower odds of using most home care services. However, respondents in medium PCs had higher odds of using other services (OR=1.24, 95% CI 1.05-1.20), and respondents in large PCs had higher odds of using personal support (OR=1.46, 95% CI 1.41-1.50) than respondents in rural regions.

Conclusion: Canadians with dementia are more likely to use home care services than those without. However, patients living in PCs access most of these services less than those in rural areas. Findings further suggest that small PC patients are the most underserved and access all types of home care services less than those in rural areas.

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Home Care Utilization Patterns Among Canadians with Dementia Living in Rural and Urban Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study
Emily Hum, Sarah de Lima, Michael Reaume, Ricardo Batista, Ramtin Hakimjavadi, Camilla Thieba, Clare Liddy, Sathya Karunananthan
The Annals of Family Medicine Nov 2024, 22 (Supplement 1) 6164; DOI: 10.1370/afm.22.s1.6164

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Emily Hum, Sarah de Lima, Michael Reaume, Ricardo Batista, Ramtin Hakimjavadi, Camilla Thieba, Clare Liddy, Sathya Karunananthan
The Annals of Family Medicine Nov 2024, 22 (Supplement 1) 6164; DOI: 10.1370/afm.22.s1.6164
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