Przedmiotem artykułu jest analiza regulacji normatywnych odnoszących się do możliwości ustalenia prawa świadczenia dla opiekuna osoby z niepełnosprawnością w przypadku zawieszenia działalności gospodarczej prowadzonej przez radcę prawnego. Przedstawiono nim zarówno sposoby wykonywania zawodu radcy prawnego, zawieszenie wykonywanej formie kancelarii jak i rodzaje świadczeń niepełnosprawnością, a...

objectives: since support for family caregivers is crucial in providing care for elderly, this study was conducted to examine the effects of participation in support groups on alzheimer’s family caregivers’ strain and spiritual wellbeing. materials and methods & materials: in this semi-experimental study, 32 accessible family caregivers of elderly patients with alzheimer who had at least one ye...

abstract background: due to increasing recognition of the importance of death anxiety for understanding human nature, it is important that researchers who investigate death anxiety have reliable and valid methodology to measure. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the persian version of templer death anxiety scale (tdas) in family caregivers of cancer patie...

the purpose of this case report was to evaluate the effectiveness of training of transfer techniques to a caregiver of a person who had suffered a stroke in decreasing musculoskeletal pain, depression and anxiety. this study adopted a single subject research design to evaluate the effectiveness of transfer-techniques training on musculoskeletal pain, depression, and anxiety in a 25-year-old fem...

objectives: one of the principle of mental health programs is burden and coping of caregivers of chronically mental disorders patients. in this regard, the aim of present study was to measure the amount of burden and relationship between burden and their coping strategies of caregivers. methods: one hundred of main caregivers of patients (50 schizophrenic patients, 50 bipolar patients) from bot...

We conducted descriptive observations of 5 individuals with developmental disabilities and severe problem behavior while they interacted with their caregivers in either simulated environments (an inpatient hospital facility) or in their homes. The focus of the study was on caregiver reprimands and child problem behavior. Thus, we compared the frequency of problem behavior that immediately prece...

CONTEXT Although home-based health care has grown over the past decade, its effectiveness remains controversial. A prior trial of Veterans Affairs (VA) Team-Managed Home-Based Primary Care (TM/HBPC) found favorable outcomes, but the replicability of the model and generalizability of the findings are unknown. OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of TM/HBPC on functional status, health-related quali...

INTRODUCTION Caregivers of patients with schizophrenia are under the burden of continuous and difficult processes. Determination of the factors related to caregiver burden in schizophrenia may help find strategies to decrease the burden. This study aimed at investigating the factors associated with caregiver burden among relatives of patients with schizophrenia. METHODS Eighty-eight caregiver...

Objective: We conducted a systematic review to evaluate whether caregiver-involved interventions improve patient outcomes among adults with dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Method: We identified and summarized data from randomized controlled trials enrolling adults with dementia or Alzheimer's disease by searching MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and other sources. Patient outcomes included global quality of...

OBJECTIVE Our goal is to assess the effect of caregiver vulnerabilities, singly and in combination, on the substantiation of child abuse (physical, sexual) and neglect, while controlling for relevant background variables. We test the moderator role of adult partner violence in qualifying the relationship between caregiver vulnerabilities and maltreatment substantiation. METHOD Secondary analy...