As the Baby Boom generation nears retirement and old age, concerns about how the United States will meet the long-term-care needs of its growing elderly population are intensifying. The Social Security Administration projects that one in five Americans will be aged 65 or older by the year 2030, compared with about 13 percent now. Most of the increase will occur between 2010 and 2030 as the Baby...

The aim of this study was to assess the caregivers' expressed emotion in response to patient psychiatric symptoms. A descriptive correlational analytical design was utilized in this study. This study was conducted at out-patient clinics in Abbasia and Banha Hospitals for Mental Health. Convenient samples of 83 of family caregivers of psychotic patients who accompany their patients to the out pa...

For older adults and people with disabilities in the United States, family caregiving is an important part of remaining at home and in the community. As care recipients and caregivers age, family dynamics change, and the health, social, and financial impacts of this (largely unremunerated) work have implications for individuals, families, and social policy. In this review, the authors map the l...

OBJECTIVES To examine the construct and correlates of hopelessness among family caregivers of Nigerian psychiatric patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study involving 264 family caregiver-patients' dyads recruited from two university teaching hospitals psychiatric clinics in Southwestern Nigeria. RESULTS Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor 9-...

BACKGROUND Dementia is one of the most challenging age-related illnesses for family caregivers, whose care-related burden is well known. Research indicates that day care centres (DCCs) can reduce the caregiver burden and help family caregivers to cope with demands; however, the current body of knowledge is still tentative and inconsistent, and more research is recommended. The aim of this study...

BACKGROUND Family caregivers of dementia patients are at increased risk of developing depression or anxiety. A multi-component program designed to mobilize support of family networks demonstrated effectiveness in decreasing depressive symptoms in caregivers. However, the impact of an intervention consisting solely of family meetings on depression and anxiety has not yet been evaluated. This stu...

OBJECTIVE To investigate how the functioning of family members and the coping styles they use are related to the psychosocial functioning both of the family members and of the person who has sustained a brain injury. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS Primary caregivers (n = 61) and other family members (n = 15) of 61 patients with brain injury. METHODS Primary caregivers completed th...

This qualitative study explored the medication management experiences of Australian ethnic minority family caregivers of people living with dementia. From the perspective of this group of caregivers, medication management was a source of stress resulting from the progressive loss of ability of care recipients to manage their own medications; the complexity of the medication regime and the careg...

INTRODUCTION The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool encompasses the physical, psychological, social, practical, financial, and spiritual support needs that government policies in many countries emphasize should be assessed and addressed for family caregivers during end-of-life care. AIM To describe the experience of family caregivers of terminally ill people of the Carer Support Needs Assess...

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