Given the public health magnitude of dementia and its profound and extreme ripple effects
on families, dementia caregiving warrants a focused discussion to understand this particular …

This collection provides a comprehensive analysis of intervention approaches to dementia
caregiving. It reviews the existing knowledge and provides a conceptual framework for …

Despite widespread interest in the challenges facing family caregivers of people with
dementia, the literature on empirically-validated treatments has grown slowly. One issue that …

Over the past 3 decades, more than 200 dementia caregiver interventions have been tested
in randomized clinical trials and found to be efficacious. Few programs have been translated …

An important new direction in clinical trial research with AD family caregivers is the
systematic documentation and evaluation of intervention processes. This approach to …

Decadal study, reviews an extensive body of research on interventions that support family
and formal caregivers of persons living with dementia (PLwD) in order to generate research …

Caring for a family member with dementia is associated with unique stressors and burdens
related to caregiving. Delivering interventions with proven efficacy to dementia caregivers …

Background There are currently 15 million Americans who provide over 80% of the care
required by their family members with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Yet care for …

The dramatic aging of the American population has focused attention on T chronic illnesses
and their societal impact (Administration on Aging, 2000a; Federal Interagency Forum, 2000; …

The aging of the population creates tremendous challenges for families, communities, and
society at large. One of the most important issues confronting the 21st century is developing …