Characterizing dementia caregiver style in managing care challenges: Cognitive and behavioral components

Family caregiver challenges in dementia care in Australia and China: a critical perspective

BACKGROUND Both Australia and China have a large proportion of people with dementia and the prevalence will triple in Australia and increase five times in China by 2050. The majority of people with dementia are reliant on family caregivers to provide daily care and to maintain the dignity in both countries. As a consequence, caregiver burden has become a major concern because of the negative im...

Caregiver singing and background music in dementia care.

Caregiver singing and background music were incorporated into the interaction between caregiver and patient, the aim being to illuminate the meaning of verbal communication between persons with severe dementia and their caregivers. In the absence of music, patients communicated with cognitive and behavioral symptoms associated with dementia. In these situations, caregivers devoted their verbal ...

[Health care in dementia: satisfaction and needs of the caregiver].

INTRODUCTION Primary care (PC) and general neurology clinics (NC) assume the leading role in the health care of patients with dementia. There are hardly any studies on the satisfaction of the caregiver at these settings of health care. METHODS A questionnaire was designed and distributed to 75 caregivers of patients with dementia who were reviewed in an NC and who had been referred from PC. T...

Dementia and caregiver stress.

Managing dementia-related cognitive decline in patients and their caregivers.

BACKGROUND There are over 332 000 Australians living with dementia. On average, families notice symptoms 3 years before a firm diagnosis is made. These symptoms are chronic and typically progressive and terminal. OBJECTIVE To address some key aspects of providing person-centred care for a patient diagnosed with dementia, including considerations for family and caregivers, from a general pract...