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Table 2 Number, proportion, and types of caregivers’ rejection (n = 226)

From: Why do family dementia caregivers reject caregiver support services? Analyzing types of rejection and associated health-impairments in a cluster-randomized controlled intervention trial

Types of recommendations based on caregivers’ unmet needs

No. of recommendations

No. of caregivers’ agreement

No. of caregivers’ rejections

Proportion of caregivers’ rejection

Types of caregivers’ rejections

Relational factors

Personal factors of caregivers

Service factors

Other

Undesired from PwD

Undesired

Unneccessary

No time

Med. treatment

Unavailable service

 

Total

505

416

89

17.6

1

43

10

12

1

6

17

Social Integration

106

30

76

71.7

1

39

10

10

1

6

9

 Delegation to caregiver supporting groups

96

21

75

78.0

1

38

10

10

1

6

9

 Consultation on personal constraints and challenges of caregiver

2

2

0

0

       

 Consultation on professional role conflicts of caregiver

4

4

0

0

       

 Consultation on family role conflicts of caregiver

4

3

1

25.0

 

1

     

Mental health

308

297

11

3.6

 

1

     

 Consultation on depression and anxiety of PwD

39

38

1

2.6

 

1

     

 Consultation on aggression and resistance of PwD

18

18

0

0

       

 Consultation on hallucination and delusion of PwD

14

14

0

0

       

 Consultation on sleep disturbance of PwD

10

9

1

10.0

 

1

     

 Consultation on repetitive behavior of PwD

15

15

0

0

       

 Consultation on impulsive behavior of PwD

28

26

2

7.1

   

1

  

1

 Consultation on safety of PwD

69

66

3

4.3

      

3

 Consultation on behavior change of PwD

17

17

0

0

       

 Consultation on changes in personality and relationship between PwD and caregiver

13

13

0

0

       

 Consultation on quality of live and mental health of caregiver

85

81

4

4.7

 

1

 

1

  

2

Physical health

79

77

2

2.5

      

2

 Consultation on mobility, balance and falls of PwD

67

65

2

3.0

      

2

 Consultation on physical health of caregiver

12

12

0

0

       

Social, legal, and financial affairs

12

12

0

0

       

 Consultation on social, legal, and financial issues of caregiver

12

12

0

0

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