Chronic kidney disease is a slow and progressive loss of function over period several years. Eventually, person will develop permanent failure. The aim the present study was to assess knowledge family care givers regarding hemodialysis chronic renal failure patients in selected hospitals Jabalpur. research design for this descriptive nature. target population method sampling purposive sampling....

This study investigated the perceived value of informal and formal supports for older adults withmulti-morbidity fromtheperspectivesofpatients, care-givers and family physicians. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with  patients, their informal care-givers and their family physicians in an urban academic family health team in Ontario. Analysis was conducted using a General Inductive Ap...

BACKGROUND Malaria is endemic in Nigeria, with significant records of mortality and morbidity. Adequate community involvement is central to a successful implementation of malaria control programs. This study assessed the effects of a training programme on knowledge of malaria prevention and control among community role model care givers. METHODS A descriptive cross sectional study of a pre-an...

MINWii, a new serious video game targeting Alzheimer and demented patients, is a simple Music Therapy tool usable by untrained care givers. Its objective is to improve patients’ self-image (renarcissization) to reduce behavioral symptoms, which are an important cause of institutionalization. With MINWii, elderly gamers use Wiimotes to improvise or play predefined songs on a virtual keyboard. We...

In Germany, informal home care is preferred to professional care services in the public discussion as well as in legal care regulations. However, they ascribe only minor importance to the opportunity costs care givers have to face. Therefore, this paper explores the infl uence home care has on the labor supply of carers who live together with their care recipient. I am using the German Socio-Ec...

In the present study independent variable refers to Video Assisted Teaching. Teaching is use of video as an audio visual aid enhance understanding on a particular subject or topic. Dependent variable: knowledge Care Givers Dementia patients.Objectives study:1. To asses and compare scores primary care givers patients before after administration assisted teaching program.2. determine association ...

OBJECTIVE To study frequency and associated factors for care giving among elderly patients visiting a teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODOLOGY A cross sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted at the Community Health Centre (CHC), Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) Karachi, Pakistan from September to November 2009. All individuals, visiting the CHC and aged 65 years or abo...