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Unmet Needs in Dementia Care: The Predictive Role of Caregiver Challenges
Laiss Bertola, Fabiana Araújo Figueiredo da Mata, Ari Alex Ramos, Carolina Godoy, Fernanda Menezes de Faria, Rosa Camila Lucchetta, Haliton Alves de Oliveira, Cleusa P. Ferri. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2025-10-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
All dyads had at least one unmet need. A combined model incorporating predictors from both PWD and caregivers indicated that PLWD having lower education, being male, and exhibiting more neuropsychiatric symptoms are associated with more unmet needs. Additionally, caregiver-related factors such as being male, having fewer years of caregiving experience, and having more unmet needs of their own were also linked to greater unmet needs in PWD. DISCUSSION AND Caregiver well-being significantly affects the quality of dementia care. Caregivers' unmet needs likely reflect both their personal limitations and broader care challenges. Addressing both caregiver and PWD needs through targeted support strategies is essential for improving dementia care in LMICs, and especially in culturally and economically diverse settings.
Key findings
- A combined model incorporating predictors from both PWD and caregivers indicated that PLWD having lower education, being male, and exhibiting more neuropsychiatric symptoms are associated with more unmet needs.
- Additionally, caregiver-related factors such as being male, having fewer years of caregiving experience, and having more unmet needs of their own were also linked to greater unmet needs in PWD.
- DISCUSSION AND Caregiver well-being significantly affects the quality of dementia care.
- Caregivers' unmet needs likely reflect both their personal limitations and broader care challenges.
- Addressing both caregiver and PWD needs through targeted support strategies is essential for improving dementia care in LMICs, and especially in culturally and economically diverse settings.
Why it matters
In this study, all caregiver and person-with-dementia dyads had at least one unmet need, and unmet needs in the person with dementia were linked to factors in both the person and the caregiver. The authors say addressing both caregiver and patient needs through targeted support is essential.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 35/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: journal h-index 190 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 2 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.7 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 2 / 6 | Cited 1.3× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 2 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Cleusa P. Ferri: h-index 59 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Universidade Federal de São Paulo: institution h-index 450 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 41099422) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 35 / 100 | — |
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Read the original
- DOI: 10.1002/gps.70164
- PubMed: 41099422
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- Free full text: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry →
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APA 7th
Bertola, L., da Mata, F. A. F., Ramos, A. A., Godoy, C., de Faria, F. M., Lucchetta, R. C., et al. (2025). Unmet Needs in Dementia Care: The Predictive Role of Caregiver Challenges. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.70164
Vancouver
Bertola L, da Mata FAF, Ramos AA, Godoy C, de Faria FM, Lucchetta RC, et al. Unmet Needs in Dementia Care: The Predictive Role of Caregiver Challenges. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2025. doi:10.1002/gps.70164. PMID: 41099422.
BibTeX
@article{bertola2025-41099422,
author = {Bertola, Laiss and da Mata, Fabiana Araújo Figueiredo and Ramos, Ari Alex and Godoy, Carolina and de Faria, Fernanda Menezes and Lucchetta, Rosa Camila and de Oliveira, Haliton Alves and Ferri, Cleusa P.},
title = {{Unmet Needs in Dementia Care: The Predictive Role of Caregiver Challenges}},
journal = {International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1002/gps.70164},
pmid = {41099422},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.70164}
}
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