BACKGROUND In the Netherlands, various organisational models of dementia case management exist. In this study the following four models are distinguished, based on differences in the availability of the service and in the case management function: Model 1: the case management service is available from first dementia symptoms + is always a separate specialist function; Model 2: the case manageme...

Impacts of Informal Caregiving on Caregiver Employment, Health, and Family As the aging population increases, the demand for informal caregiving is becoming an ever more important concern for researchers and policy-makers alike. To shed light on the implications of informal caregiving, this paper reviews current research on its impact on three areas of caregivers’ lives: employment, health, and...

Affiliations: From the Oxford Pleural Unit (Drs Wrightson, Stanton, and Davies), Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital; North Bristol Lung Centre (Dr Maskell), Bristol University; National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (Drs Wrightson and Davies); and School of Medicine and Pharmacology and Centre for Respiratory Research (Dr Lee), Universit...

Caregiver burnout is a serious concern among informal caregivers, especially for those who provide care to individuals with more severe limitations such as power mobility users. The Power Wheelchair Caregiver Assistive Technology Outcome Measure tool measures device specific and overall burden experienced by informal caregivers of power mobility users. A one-month, test-retest study was conduct...

Principle Investigator: Maryann Abendroth, PhD, RN Research Title: Caregiver Strain Risk as a Predictor of Physical Health among Informal Caregivers of Persons with Parkinson's Disease Purpose: The purpose is to determine whether a newly modified and validated tool, the Caregiver Strain Risk Screen-14 (CSRS-14) specifically designed for informal caregivers of persons with Parkinson’s disease, i...