[PDF][PDF] Caregiver's guide to understanding dementia behaviors

FC Alliance - Retrieved April, 2016 - eastonad.ucla.edu
Caring for a loved one with dementia poses many challenges for families and caregivers.
People with dementia from conditions such as Alzheimer's and related diseases have a …

Family Caregivers' Management of Behavioral Expressions of Dementia

KA Roberto, BR McCann, J Savla… - The …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Behavioral expressions of dementia are often stressful
for family caregivers to manage as they strive to ensure their relative's needs are met …

“I've learned to just go with the flow”: Family caregivers' strategies for managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

CA Polenick, LM Struble, B Stanislawski… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and objectives Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are highly
prevalent, stressful, and challenging to manage. Caregivers' approaches for handling these …

The experiences of caregivers caring for loved ones with dementia

ME Wassman - 2012 - sophia.stkate.edu
Abstract The Alzheimer's Association indicates there are almost 15 million caregivers
providing care to those diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and dementia (2011) …

“The filter is kind of broken”: family caregivers' attributions about behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

CA Polenick, LM Struble, B Stanislawski… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are common, often
challenging to manage, and may erode caregivers' well-being. Few studies have explored …

[PDF][PDF] Research on supportive approaches for family and other caregivers

S Hughes, SB Shuman, JM Wiener… - Research summit on …, 2017 - aspe.hhs.gov
More than 5 million Americans live with dementia, and the number of people with
Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, is projected to increase to 13.8 …

Caregiver reactions to dementia symptoms: Effects on coping repertoire and mental health

JA Zauszniewski, N Lekhak… - Issues in mental health …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Currently, 15 million informal caregivers, most of whom are women, provide care for older
adults with dementia (Alzheimer's Disease Association, 2016). Caregiving for these …

Interpersonal approach to dementia: An iPad-based program for caregiver education and decreasing problem behaviors in older adults with cognitive impairments

A Olexsovich - 2016 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Overall Problem: More than 10 million family members care for an older adult with
dementia in the community. Due to the progressive nature of dementia, a high burden of …

Self-management by family caregivers to manage changes in the behavior and mood of their relative with dementia: an online focus group study

J Huis In Het Veld, R Verkaik, B van Meijel, PJ Verkade… - BMC geriatrics, 2016 - Springer
Background Self-management is important for family caregivers of people with dementia,
especially when they face changes in their relative's behavior and mood, such as …

Behaviors associated with late-stage dementia

CR Kovach - End-Stage Dementia Care, 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Across the spectrum of caregiving situations, surely one of the most difficult and frustrating
involves responding to behaviors associated with dementia. Caregivers new to the person …