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

摘要

BackgroundPeople 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 facilitators of access to and utilisation of formal care from the perspectives of people with dementia, their informal carers and health and social care professionals.