title: [ Low-threshold support services for people with dementia from the family carers' viewpoint].
abstract: Low-threshold support services are one possibility to relieve family carers with an hourly care for people with dementia. The aim of the study is to invest aspects of low-thresholdness (accessibility, flexibility, reachability, cheapness) with regards to content and to organisation. In an explorative cross-sectional study we collected the estimation according to low-threshold support services of family carers of people with dementia using those services in two regions of North-Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). The analysis was descriptive. The results show, that the 53 family carers estimate the aspects with regards to content mainly with focus on the well-being of the people with dementia as crucial, meanwhile the organisational aspects and the low-thresholdness were less important. Carers' burden was no object. For the family carers and the decision to utilise a low-threshold support service it seems to be import to have a transparent description of the care with a focus on the needs and well-being of the person with dementia.
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Witten und Fakultät für Gesundheit, Universität Witten/Herdecke.
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hochgraeber
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Witten und Fakultät für Gesundheit, Universität Witten/Herdecke.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dortmann
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Witten und Fakultät für Gesundheit, Universität Witten/Herdecke.
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bartholomeyczik
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Witten und Fakultät für Gesundheit, Universität Witten/Herdecke.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D017028:Caregivers / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000191:economics; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000191:economics; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012144:Respite Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Demenz; Entlastungsangebote; Pflegende Angehörige; community care services; dementia; family carer; respite care