“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 …

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 …

“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 …

Characterizing dementia caregiver style in managing care challenges: Cognitive and behavioral components

AN Leggett, BC Bugajski, LN Gitlin, HC Kales - Dementia, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Caring for a person living with dementia can take a physical and emotional toll,
but understudied is the process by which family caregivers actually provide care. Caregiver …

How do family carers respond to behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia?

K Moore, E Ozanne, D Ames, B Dow - International Psychogeriatrics, 2013 - cambridge.org
Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) have been
associated with increased carer burden and early institutionalization. BPSD are more …

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 …

Reducing psychosocial distress in family caregivers

AM Steffen, JR Gant… - Handbook of behavioral …, 2008 - Springer
Families remain the most common source of assistance for older adults with physical and/or
cognitive limitations (National Alliance for Caregiving and the American Association of …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] WeCareAdvisor™: The development of a caregiver-focused, web-based program to assess and manage behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

HC Kales, LN Gitlin, B Stanislawski… - Alzheimer Disease & …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background/Objectives: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are
nearly universal in dementia and associated with multiple negative outcomes. Current real …

“Flying by the seat of our pants”: What dementia family caregivers want in an advanced caregiver training program

LW Samia, K Hepburn, L Nichols - Research in Nursing & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Although dementia caregiver stress and burden can be ameliorated with intervention, such
interventions typically occur in specific caregiving contexts and at specific points in the …