Various studies have investigated the factors associated with the overburden of family caregivers of psychiatric patients. This research sought to identify the factors associated with overburden in groups of male and female caregivers, analyzed separately. Fifty people of each sex participated in the study of family caregivers of psychiatric patients who filled out the Family Overburden Intervi...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To describe the day-to-day variation in sleep characteristics and the concordance between nighttime sleep of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their family caregivers. PARTICIPANTS N = 44 community-dwelling older adults with probable or possible AD and their co-residing family caregivers. DESIGN Participants wore an Actillume (Ambulatory Monitoring, Inc) for one wee...

Family members who provide care to their loved ones experience changes in their own health. The caregiver health model (CGHM) is a new model that identifies health holistically and identifies four determinant(s) that contribute to the health status of the family caregiver. The purpose is to introduce the CGHM: Hypothesis 1: the determinants of health in the CGHM contribute to the health of the ...

The Effects of a Multidisciplinary Supportive Program on Caregiver Burden among the Family Caregivers Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Controlled Field Trial

background: studies suggest that family caregivers of hemodialysis patients experience a high level of burden, which could lead to numerous physical and psychological problems. despite the need for adequate training and support, these caregivers are mostly neglected, and few studies have been performed in this regard. aim: to evaluate the effect of educational programs on the home care of hemod...

Family caregivers are the backbone of the long-term care support system within the home environment. Comprehensive caregiver support programs require collaboration and coordination within the system. A new public health concept, Vade Mecum, aims to harmonize and professionalize family caregiver support initiatives in geriatric care settings in the Euregion Maas-Rhine. Exploration of the new con...

A chronic disease (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, dementia, some cancers, rheumatological diseases, human immunodeficiency virus) can occur and cycle in flare ups throughout the lifetime. Chronic illnesses, with their effect on the patient’s symptoms, mood, and need for emotional and physical support, exert a burden on family members. Additionally, families influe...

BACKGROUND Providing informal support to someone with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) could be very stressful. Clarifying the relationship between patient behavioral problems and caregiver health could spur future research on effective symptom management strategies. METHODS Sixty-one FTD family caregivers participated in a postal survey. RESULTS Patient symptom severity was negatively associa...