Family caregivers of people with dementia, often called the invisible second patients, are
critical to the quality of life of the care recipients. The effects of being a family caregiver …

INTRODUCTION: Dementia caregivers suffer a considerable care burden. More than in
comparable groups of caregivers or peers, they are confronted with feelings of depression …

Multidimensional measures of caregiver burden give a sensitive reading of caregivers'
feelings and a sophisticated picture of caregivers' responses to the demands of care. This …

ContextThe decision to institutionalize a patient with dementia is complex and is based on
patient and caregiver characteristics and the sociocultural context of patients and caregivers …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the rate and predictors of nursing home placement in patients
with Parkinson's disease. DESIGN: Four‐year prospective study. SETTING: A population …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictors of caregiver
burden and depression, including objective stressors and mediation forces influencing …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias are common degenerative disorders in the
elderly. Most AD patients are cared for at home by family members, usually elderly spouses …

Existing empirical literature on the prolonged or cumulative consequences of exposure to
the stresses of caregiving is reviewed. Specific goals are to identify psychiatric and physical …

This study examined the role of sleep problems in the decisions of families to institutionalize
elderly relatives. Previous work on institutionalization of the elderly has given little attention …

Dementia is a clinical syndrome of widespread progressive deterioration of cognitive
abilities and normal daily functioning. These cognitive and behavioral impairments pose …