Barriers and facilitators to the access to and use of formal dementia care: findings of a focus group study with people with dementia, informal carers and health and social care professionals in eight European countries

Abstract Background People with dementia and informal carers often access formal care late in the process of dementia. The barriers and facilitators to service use from the perspectives of different stakeholders involved are not well understood. Thus, we aimed to explore the barriers and facilitator...

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Main Authors: Astrid Stephan, Anja Bieber, Louise Hopper, Rachael Joyce, Kate Irving, Orazio Zanetti, Elisa Portolani, Liselot Kerpershoek, Frans Verhey, Marjolein de Vugt, Claire Wolfs, Siren Eriksen, Janne Røsvik, Maria J. Marques, Manuel Gonçalves-Pereira, Britt-Marie Sjölund, Hannah Jelley, Bob Woods, Gabriele Meyer, on behalf of the Actifcare Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0816-1