About half of caregivers of seniors with dementia and living at home use physical restraints: S’pore study

SINGAPORE – Out of 215 caregivers of seniors with advanced dementia and living at home, 47 per cent reported using physical restraints, according to a study from Duke-NUS Medical School.

The study found that caregivers who had strong emotional support from friends were less likely to report restraint use. But caregivers who felt distressed and overburdened were more likely to report restraint use. This highlights the need to provide caregivers with adequate emotional support, said Dr Ellie Bostwick Andres, first author of the paper and a senior research fellow at the Lien Centre for Palliative Care at Duke-NUS.

He added that if his father left a store without paying for what he took, the owner would not call the police but notify him instead for payment.Dementia care: 7 in 10 say it is a struggle that takes a toll on emotional and mental well-being However, the researchers stressed that physically restraining family members with dementia may not be the best option, as doing so can have detrimental physical and psychological impacts.

Assistant Professor Chetna Malhotra from the Lien Centre for Palliative Care at Duke-NUS, who supervised the study, with Dr Ellie Bostwick Andres, first author of the paper. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG And instead of using a feeding tube for loved ones who refuse to eat, caregivers could find ways to make the food more appealing. They can add chilli and other flavours, and change the shape or texture of the item to suit the needs of the person, said Prof Malhotra.

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