Family caregivers provide the majority of home care of people with A lzheimer's disease. In
this study, we discuss family caregivers' life orientation and changes in life orientation during …

Finland is facing a growing need to improve its healthcare services, in order to support the
home care of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Family care will become even more …

In order to better understand the context of suffering from dementia disorders, greater efforts
should be made to understand and identify what persons with such disorders experience …

The experiences of receiving a diagnosis of dementia from the viewpoint of people with
dementia and their family members were explored in this study. Purposive sampling was …

Introduction Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative brain disease of unknown
aetiology. It is characterised by a gradual deterioration of cognitive processes, especially …

Aim. This paper is a discussion of the use of unstructured diaries and their benefits and
limitations as primary research data in a study of family caregivers of people with …

Background. Dementia not only has a negative effect on a person's well‐being, but it also
affects the well‐being of their relatives. In this study, we examined how relatives perceive the …

The caregiving situation among caregivers and their spouses with Alzheimer's disease, the
support and services received, the unmet needs, and the caregivers' satisfaction with the …

Scand J Caring Sci; 2011; 25; 549–557 Wellbeing among people with dementia and their
next of kin over a period of 3 years Little is known about the dyadic experience over time of …

The task of caring for a family member with dementia is associated with caregiver physical
and emotional problems. The patient's decline in health and specific needs contribute …