PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of family functioning in the stress process in a sample of caregivers of dementia patients by using a structural family framework. The stress-process model of caregiver distress included family functioning as an intervening variable in the relationship between objective burden and distress. We theorized family functioning to partially me...

BACKGROUND/AIMS We assessed whether cognitive and functional decline in community-dwelling patients with mild Alzheimer disease (AD) dementia were associated with increased societal costs and caregiver burden and time outcomes. METHODS Cognitive decline was defined as a ≥3-point reduction in the Mini-Mental State Examination and functional decline as a decrease in the ability to perform one o...

Caregiving has an important influence on the prognosis of dementia, particularly regarding the management strategy implemented. Therefore, evaluating which characteristics of caregivers can influence the choice of a particular strategy for managing dementia is needed. Objective To evaluate the association between characteristics of caregivers and their management strategies as applied to pati...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) has a major impact by limiting the ability to live independently. This condition of dependency involves all members of the family, particularly those who take direct care of patients. The changes that take place in caregivers' lives may alter their health and have an effect on the care of the sick. Objective To determine the presence of burden, anxiety and depression ...

OBJECTIVE To examine behavioral, cognitive and functional factors associated with psychosocial burden in caregivers of geriatric patients. METHODS Primary caregivers assessed were included if the geriatric patient cared for had a cognitive impairment or dementia (degenerative, vascular or mixed) (Group 1) or depression and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) (Group 2). Caregivers completed the Zari...

Background: Caregivers of persons living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), dementia Lewy bodies (DLB), and Parkinson’s (PDD) are faced numerous challenges. However, little is known about the caregiving experience across different dementias. Objective: The aims this cross-sectional study were to examine differences in caregiver between DLB, PDD, AD. Methods: Respondents caregivers (N = 515; 384 69 ...

BACKGROUND It is well known that burden among caregivers of patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is high. However, little is known about the specific problems, the factors that contribute to caregiver burden, and the needs of the FTD caregivers-particularly those needs that are accessible by external support strategies. OBJECTIVE We developed a standardized questionnaire that addressed...

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OBJECTIVES Terminal cancer patients and their caregivers often experience traumatic stress and need many types of assistance. In the present study we interviewed terminally ill cancer patients and caregivers to determine how much burden they experienced and to find out what factors are most important for satisfaction. DESIGN We constructed a questionnaire including overall care burden and nee...