ReviewInnovation in aging2021
Use of Services by People Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions for People With Dementia Who Live Alone: A Systematic Review.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The consequences of COVID-19 lockdown for formal and informal resource utilization among home-dwelling people with dementia: results from the prospective PAN.DEM study.BMC health services research · 2021Trial
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- Examining Help-Seeking Behavior in People Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Article
- Characteristics, Needs, and Perspectives of Individuals Living Alone With Dementia: An Integrative Review.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Impact of musculoskeletal disability limitations on the economic unmet dental needs in South Korea.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Expanding the ethnographic toolkit: Using medical documents to include kinless older adults living with dementia in qualitative research.Journal of aging studies · 2023Article
- Kinless Older Adults With Dementia: Qualitative Analysis of Data From the Adult Changes in Thought Study.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
- The Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment Project's Policy Advisory Group on Long-Term Services and Supports: Setting a Research Equity Agenda.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Living alone reduces the decline of calf circumference among Chinese older adults: A 4-year longitudinal study.Frontiers in aging · 2022Article
- The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lived Experience of Diverse Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment.The Gerontologist · 2021Article
- A framework for symptom self-management for individuals with complex health conditions.Nursing outlookArticle
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesFormal supports and social services are essential to people living alone with cognitive impairment (PLACI) because they are at risk of negative health outcomes and lack cohabitants who may support them with cognitively demanding tasks. To further our understanding of this critical and worldwide issue, we conducted a systematic review to understand whether, and how, PLACI access and use essential formal supports and services. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsWe searched 6 databases (PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Sociological Abstracts) to identify quantitative and mixed-method literature on formal service use among PLACI. The initial search was conducted in 2018 and updated in 2020.
resultsWe identified 32 studies published between 1992 and 2019, representing 13 countries, that met our criteria: 16 reported on health services and 26 on social services. Most studies compared PLACI with people with cognitive impairment living with others. Health service use was lower or similar among PLACI, as opposed to counterparts living with others. Most studies reported a higher use of social services (e.g., home services) among PLACI than those living with others. Overall use of essential home service among PLACI was higher in Europe than in the United States, a country where large portions of PLACI were reported receiving no formal services. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: We identified wide variability among countries and major gaps in service use. Results for use of health services were mixed, although our findings suggest that PLACI may have fewer physician visits than counterparts living with others. Our findings suggest that varying policies and budgets for these services among countries may have affected our findings. We encourage researchers to evaluate and compare the influence of social policies in the well-being of PLACI. We also encourage policy makers to prioritize the needs of PLACI in national dementia strategies.
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