A developmental-contextual model of couples coping with chronic illness is presented that
views chronic illness as affecting the adjustment of both the patient and the spouse such that …

This paper reviews empirical findings concerning the decision-making process of persons
with dementia and their family carers, with a particular focus on the extent and determinants …

How does caregiving affect health and well-being and what resources help caregivers? This
book provides a synthesis of psychological research on caregiver stress and brings attention …

Personhood has provided a lens for conceptualising dementia practice and research for
over ten years. It has afforded the rationale and language for improving care and for raising …

Background Many countries have passed laws giving patients the right to participate in
decisions about health care. People with dementia cannot be assumed to be incapable of …

Background Deprescribing describes the complex process that is required for the safe and
effective cessation of medications that are likely to cause more harm than benefit …

The ability to make choices and decisions, and to have those decisions upheld, is central to
self-determination. For people living with a diagnosis of dementia, however, it can be difficult …

Background Shared decision-making is recognised as an important element of person-
centred dementia care. Objectives The aim of this review was to explore how people living …

Family caregivers play a major role in maximizing the health and quality of life of more than
30 million individuals with acute and chronic illness. Patients depend on family caregivers …

Among the key challenges in Alzheimer's disease drug development is the timely
completion of clinical trials. Unfortunately, clinical trials often suffer from slow or insufficient …