Abstract Background/Aims: With an increasing life expectancy, the number of people
suffering from dementia globally will rise to about 115.4 million by 2050. It is projected that in …

A systematic review of evidence of the effectiveness of educational and supportive strategies
for enabling caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or related dementias to …

Background: Self-efficacy is the belief that one can perform a specific task or behaviour and
is a modifiable attribute which has been shown to influence health behaviours. Few studies …

This study examined the association among caregivers' five-factor personality traits and
subjective health with particular emphasis on the role of two theoretically implicated …

Objective We hypothesize that the personality influences the caregiver's depression, burden
and distress related to BPSD. Subjects and methods Participants were 105 consecutive …

The dependence scale has been designed to be sensitive to the overall care needs of the
patient and is considered distinct from standard measures of functional ability in this regard …

Objective The proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-6 has been linked with health
morbidity, particularly risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The purpose of this study was …

This pilot clinical trial tested effectiveness of a poetry writing intervention for family
caregivers of elders with dementia. This paper presents findings from a larger study using …

Introdução Com o envelhecimento populacional e o impacto decorrente nas famílias, a
demência tem vindo a adquirir um estatuto de grave problema de saúde pública. No …

While neuroticism has been intensely investigated in caregivers of patients with serious
somatic disorders, studies in caregivers of patients with mental illness are lacking …