Family caregiving of older individuals with Alzheimer's disease is becoming widespread in
the USA and around the world because of the aging of the population. As a result, family …

The authors summarize the dementia caregiving literature and provide recommendations
regarding practice guidelines for health professionals working with caregivers. Family …

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; …

Provision of care to an older adult with dementia is an important societal resource. This
resource may also come at a high cost to informal caregivers, most of whom are family …

With a projected increase in the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related
dementias, family caregiving is steadily increasing. Caring for an individual with AD is …

Over the past 30 years, family caregiving has captured the public's attention and that of the
research community as well. The media frequently portrays the challenges and heartbreak …

Dementia family caregiving has been the focus of research for decades. Much has been
learned about the negative impact of caregiving as well as characteristics that may be …

Research in family care-giving has undergone many transitions over the past 30 years. Care-
giving research burgeoned following two landmark studies focusing on elder care issues …

There are many things to consider when discussing dementia caregiving; this chapter will
focus on the positive and negative impacts of it. We will begin by providing some …

This study examined the relationship between four framing categories of caregiving
(Relational, Instrumental, Reactive, Role Acquiring), derived from interviews with spouse …