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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Dementia Caregiving"”.
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Dementia caregiving: burden and breakdown
… study was an investigation of the phenomenon of dementia caregiving burden and breakdown in community caregiving situations. 109 carer subjects participated in the study, with 91 current carers - 17 via face-to-face interview and 74 via the internet, and 18 past carers - two via face-to-face …
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Finding Meaning in the Dementia Caregiving Relationship
<p>Caregivers of individuals with dementia describe a wide spectrum of caregiving experiences, ranging from very negative to very positive. Previous literature acknowledges these differing experiences, but how and why they differ has rarely been investigated. Dementia caregiving can be burdensome …
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Personal Constructs in Dementia Caregiving: The Family Caregiving Experience of People Living with Dementia in Saudi Arabia
… observed globally, family (informal and in-home) caregiving of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia has become a critical issue in the Arab region, including Saudi Arabia. This doctoral research psychometrically and conceptually evaluates an Arabic version of the …
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Once a man, twice a child: a phenomenological study of women of Jamaican heritage caring for a relative living with dementia
… heritage providing care for family members with dementia. Socio-cultural traditions in Jamaican families assign nurturing and caring roles to women, so that when a family member develops dementia it is females who take up the role. The aim of the present study was to explore the lived experience …
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An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Young Adult Grandchild Caregivers of Grandparents with Dementia
… members with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. While the burdens of dementia caregiving have been well-documented, less is known about the experiences of young adults who serve as caregivers to their grandparents. These caregivers, aged 18 to 29 years, are in the developmental stage …
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Living with husbands with a label of dementia. The experience and meaning of Punjabi Sikh wives.
Dementia and caregiving have received increasing research, clinical and political attention over the past forty years. However, such attention has been particularly focused on understanding the biomedical markers and interventions for dementia within majority populations. Little attention has been …
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The Role Of Employment Status, Work Disruption, Leisure, And Resources In The Mental Health Of Demenita Caregiving Daughters
… consistently identified as a role strain among dementia caregivers. This study sought to examine the patterns and context of employment and work disruption among dementia caregiving daughters and learn the extent to which work disruption influences mental health through hypothesized reductions …
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The Relationship between Dementia Family Caregivers' Traditional Values and Beliefs about Caregiving and Well-being
… Objective: to examine the relationship between dementia family caregivers’ traditionally-based beliefs about caregiving, their caregiving experience, and their well-being. Method: exploratory secondary data analysis of cross-sectional survey data from 76 community caregivers of persons with …
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Caregiver connect: a mobile application for stress tracking anddelivering support for dementia caregivers
The growing prevalence of dementia imposes escalating demands on caregivers, whofrequently experience severe emotional, social, and financial stresses. Most caregivers juggle their responsibilities with full-time work: more than one in five Americans (21.3 percent) are caregivers, with 70% …