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Evaluating the caregiver's intervention in the elder's task performance: capacity versus actual behavior

T Fulmer1, B Gurland

  • 1Center for Nursing Research, New York University, NY, USA.

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
|October 6, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Caregiver intervention in elder care increases with functional impairment. This study found cognitive status significantly influences medication self-administration capacity, impacting intervention needs.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Caregiver intervention often increases with elder functional impairment.
  • Assessing the necessity of intervention is challenging, especially in early cognitive decline.
  • Medication management serves as a model to study capacity and intervention needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between cognitive functioning and the discrepancy in medication self-administration capacity versus actual behavior.
  • To determine if this discrepancy is greater in elders with poorer cognitive function.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Medication Management Test (MMT) to assess self-medication administration capacity.
  • Compared MMT scores with actual self-administration behavior in cognitively impaired and normal elders.

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  • Stratified analysis by cognitive status in a sample of 51 impaired and 74 normal elders.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant concordance was found between MMT scores and caregivers' reports of medication administration.
    • Cognitive status significantly influences the capacity for self-medication administration.
    • Discordant cases require further investigation to determine appropriate intervention levels.

    Conclusions:

    • Cognitive status is a key factor influencing an elder's capacity for medication self-administration.
    • The findings support the need for tailored caregiver support based on cognitive abilities.
    • Further research is needed to refine the interpretation of intervention levels in medication management.