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Julia Loup1,2,3, Kate Smith1,2, A Lynn Snow1,2,3
1Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama System, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Abstract:
Rural-dwelling individuals with dementia and their caregivers face unique challenges compared to urban-dwelling peers. Barriers to accessing services and supports are common, and individual resources and informal networks available to support rural families can be difficult to track for providers and healthcare systems outside of the local community. This study uses qualitative data from rural-dwelling dyads, individuals with dementia (n = 12) and informal caregivers (n = 18), to demonstrate how rural patients' daily life needs can be summarized through life-space map visualizations. Thirty semi-structured qualitative interviews were analyzed using a two-step process. First, rapid qualitative analysis was completed to generate daily-life needs of the participants' home and community context. Next, life-space maps were developed to synthesize and visualize dyads' met and unmet needs. Results suggest life-space mapping may offer a pathway for improved needs-based information integration for busy care providers and time-sensitive quality improvement efforts by learning healthcare systems.
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