Positive affect and sleep in spousal Alzheimer caregivers: a longitudinal study.

Positive Affect and Sleep in Spousal Alzheimer Caregivers: A Longitudinal Study Short title: Positive Affect and Sleep in Dementia Caregivers

Napping and Less Disturbed Nighttime Sleep Associated with Reduced Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Elderly Alzheimer Caregivers

This study tested the hypothesis that disturbed or very short or long sleep durations are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis, as measured by carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), in a sample of community-dwelling elderly spousal caregivers. Participants were 126 spousal caregivers of a person with Alzheimer’s disease who underwent in-home sleep assessment by wrist actigraphy for 72 co...

Anxiety, Depression, and Spirituality Among Caregivers of Patients With Alzheimer Disease

Introduction: The nature of the Alzheimer’s disease gradually makes patients dependent to persistent care. This may have a large negative effect on the caregivers’ quality of life and predisposes them to psychological distress. Spirituality, however, may act as a buffer and enhance their adaptability with stressful conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the association betwee...

Effectiveness of Gestalt Group Therapy on Loneliness of Women Caregivers of Alzheimer Patients at Home

Objectives: Loneliness is a common experience of people, regardless of gender, age, socio economic and cultural experience in the course of its life. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Gestalt group therapy on the loneliness of Alzheimer’s caregivers. Methods: In an experimental study with a pre-post test design and control group, women participants were selected...

Relationship satisfaction and emotional language in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer disease patients and spousal caregivers.

We studied the impact of 2 types of dementia on marital satisfaction and on the emotional language that spouses use during conflictive marital interactions. Fifteen frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and 16 Alzheimer disease (AD) patient-caregiver couples, and 21 control couples, discussed a relationship problem in a laboratory setting. Marital satisfaction was assessed through questionnaire, and em...