Moreover, the utilization of "caregiver support groups" and "informal caregiver counseling" recommended by the general practitioner at the start of the study was analyzed after 2 years.
The utilization of caregiver counseling did not differ significantly at baseline (p =.986) between the study arms and was at a very low level (less than 3%).
Three objectives were set out under the aim of the study: (1) comparing objective burden and subjective burden, (2) comparing the utilization of caregiver support, and (3) comparing expectations of dementia services between Chinese and Australian cohorts.
Stakeholders need training in terms of why this form of assessment is important, the purposes and intended use of it, as well as in the development and utilization of caregiver-specific assessment strategies and tools [ 23].
Specifically, the economic costs associated with health status changes of the caregiver and care recipient, as well as the changes in health care utilization of the caregiver, are important pieces of the outcomes puzzle that are less commonly considered [ 32].
What effect does the utilization of family caregiver counseling have on the utilization of other available support services?
The possible explanations for the mostly low utilization rates of caregiver services are different.
The utilization rates of caregiver support groups also differs considerably between Europe at 4.8% [ 46] and North America with up to 14.0% [ 47, 48].
This study sought to examine the current status of FCHV service utilization and identify the determinants of caregivers' utilization of FCHVs' health services in the mid-western region of Nepal.
Thus, the objectives of this study were 1) to examine current status of FCHV service utilization, and 2) to identify the determinants of caregivers' utilization of FCHVs' services for their children's illnesses, in the mid-western region of Nepal, one of the most remote and economically depressed areas of the country.
