Becoming a family caregiver to a person with dementia: A literature review on the needs of family caregivers

VØ Steenfeldt, LC Aagerup… - SAGE Open …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction The dementia disease affects both the family caregivers' health and social and
psychological well-being. The aim of this review was to identify and describe the needs of …

Implementing and sustaining family care programs in real-world settings: Barriers and facilitators

N Hodgson, LN Gitlin - Bridging the family care gap, 2021 - Elsevier
Efficacy trials demonstrate how family care programs make a real difference in the wellbeing
of persons living with dementia and their caregivers. However, proven programs are not …

Being the family caregiver of a patient with dementia during the coronavirus disease 2019 lockdown

M Zucca, V Isella, RD Lorenzo, C Marra… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Family caregivers of patients with dementia are at high risk of stress and
burden, and quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may …

Caregiving burnout of community-dwelling people with dementia in Hong Kong and New Zealand: a cross-sectional study

CY Chan, G Cheung, A Martinez-Ruiz, PYK Chau… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Informal caregiving for people with dementia can negatively impact caregivers'
health. In Asia-Pacific regions, growing dementia incidence has made caregiver burnout a …

Feasibility and acceptability of an acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for caregivers of adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

NR Fowler, KS Judge, K Lucas, T Gowan, P Stutz… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia (ADRD)
report high levels of distress, including symptoms of anxiety and depression, caregiving …

The COVID-19 pandemic as experienced by the spouses of home-dwelling people with dementia–a qualitative study

AMM Rokstad, J Røsvik, M Fossberg, S Eriksen - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Worldwide, restrictive measures have been taken to manage the spread of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing and self-isolation have considerably affected the …

Relation among caregivers' burden, abuse and behavioural disorder in people with dementia

I Gimeno, S Val, MJ Cardoso Moreno - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dementia produces a loss of independence to carry out the activities of daily life. The great
demand for care that these people need usually falls on the family through informal care …

Caregiver burden and associated factors amongst carers of women with advanced breast cancer attending a radiation oncology clinic in Nigeria

IE Jite, AA Adetunji, AM Folasire… - African Journal of …, 2021 - scielo.org.za
JITE, Ikechi E. et al. Caregiver burden and associated factors amongst carers of women with
advanced breast cancer attending a radiation oncology clinic in Nigeria. Afr. j. prim. health …

Factors influencing caregiver burden by dementia severity based on an online database from Seoul dementia management project in Korea

B Kim, JI Kim, HR Na, KS Lee, K Chae, S Kim - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Backgrounds As the prevalence of dementia rises, caregiver burden also increases in South
Korea, especially for informal family caregivers. This study aimed to analyze factors affecting …

Caregiving, care burden and awareness of caregivers and patients with dementia in Asian locations: a secondary analysis

YS Shim, KH Park, C Chen, JC Dominguez, K Kang… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background This study investigated the differences in caregiver activity, caregiver burden,
and awareness of both caregivers and patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) across …