A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care: the protocol of a RightTimePlaceCare study

Hilde Verbeek, Gabriele Meyer, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Adelaida Zabalegui, Ingalill Rahm Hallberg, Kai Saks, Maria Eugenia Soto, David Challis, Dirk Sauerland, Jan P H Hamers, RightTimePlaceCare Consortium, Gabriele Meyer, Astrid Schmitz, Anna Renom Guiteras, Dirk Sauerland, Ansgar Wübker, Patrick Bremer, Jan P H Hamers, Basema Afram, Hanneke Beerens, Michel H C Bleijlevens, Hilde Verbeek, Sandra M G Zwakhalen, Ingalill Rahm Hallberg, Ulla Melin Emilsson, Staffan Karlsson, David Challis, Caroline Sutcliffe, David Jolley, Anthony Crook, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Jaana Koskenniemi, Riitta Suhonen, Matti Viitanen, Seija Arve, Minna Stolt, Maija Hupli, Kai Saks, Ene-Margit Tiit, Jelena Leibur, Katrin Raamat, Angelika Armolik, Teija Tuula Marjatta Toivari, Adelaida Zabalegui, Montserrat Navarro, Esther Cabrera, Maria Soto, Agathe Milhet, Sandrine Sourdet, Sophie Gillette, Bruno Vellas, Hilde Verbeek, Gabriele Meyer, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Adelaida Zabalegui, Ingalill Rahm Hallberg, Kai Saks, Maria Eugenia Soto, David Challis, Dirk Sauerland, Jan P H Hamers, RightTimePlaceCare Consortium, Gabriele Meyer, Astrid Schmitz, Anna Renom Guiteras, Dirk Sauerland, Ansgar Wübker, Patrick Bremer, Jan P H Hamers, Basema Afram, Hanneke Beerens, Michel H C Bleijlevens, Hilde Verbeek, Sandra M G Zwakhalen, Ingalill Rahm Hallberg, Ulla Melin Emilsson, Staffan Karlsson, David Challis, Caroline Sutcliffe, David Jolley, Anthony Crook, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Jaana Koskenniemi, Riitta Suhonen, Matti Viitanen, Seija Arve, Minna Stolt, Maija Hupli, Kai Saks, Ene-Margit Tiit, Jelena Leibur, Katrin Raamat, Angelika Armolik, Teija Tuula Marjatta Toivari, Adelaida Zabalegui, Montserrat Navarro, Esther Cabrera, Maria Soto, Agathe Milhet, Sandrine Sourdet, Sophie Gillette, Bruno Vellas

Abstract

Background: Health care policies in many countries aim to enable people with dementia to live in their own homes as long as possible. However, at some point during the disease the needs of a significant number of people with dementia cannot be appropriately met at home and institutional care is required. Evidence as to best practice strategies enabling people with dementia to live at home as long as possible and also identifying the right time to trigger admission to a long-term nursing care facility is therefore urgently required. The current paper presents the rationale and methods of a study generating primary data for best-practice development in the transition from home towards institutional nursing care for people with dementia and their informal caregivers. The study has two main objectives: 1) investigate country-specific factors influencing institutionalization and 2) investigate the circumstances of people with dementia and their informal caregivers in eight European countries. Additionally, data for economic evaluation purposes are being collected.

Methods/design: This paper describes a prospective study, conducted in eight European countries (Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, United Kingdom). A baseline assessment and follow-up measurement after 3 months will be performed. Two groups of people with dementia and their informal caregivers will be included: 1) newly admitted to institutional long-term nursing care facilities; and 2) receiving professional long-term home care, and being at risk for institutionalization. Data will be collected on outcomes for people with dementia (e.g. quality of life, quality of care), informal caregivers (e.g. caregiver burden, quality of life) and costs (e.g. resource utilization). Statistical analyses consist of descriptive and multivariate regression techniques and cross-country comparisons.

Discussion: The current study, which is part of a large European project 'RightTimePlaceCare', generates primary data on outcomes and costs of long-term nursing care for people with dementia and their informal caregivers, specifically focusing on the transition from home towards institutional care. Together with data collected in three other work packages, knowledge gathered in this study will be used to inform and empower patients, professionals, policy and related decision makers to manage and improve health and social dementia care services.

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Overview the European project 'RightTimePlaceCare. * Work Package (WP) leaders are mentioned in brackets; DE = Germany; SE = Sweden; NL = Netherlands; ES = Spain; EE = Estonia; † WP2 aims to describe and analyze European health, social and welfare structures and explores intersectorial communication; ‡ WP3 is described in the current study protocol; § WP4 aims to analyze cost-benefit ratio of services for relevant stakeholders; WP5 aims to develop best-practice strategies and to deliver meaningful and feasible recommendations for future dementia care; ¦. WP6 aims to develop and apply dissemination and implementation strategies of the RTPC project.

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