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Title: | Effects of supporting patients with dementia: A study with dyads |
Authors: | Brites, Rute Brandão, Tânia Pereira, Francisco M Hipólito, João Nunes, Odete |
Keywords: | Informal care-givers burden dementia behavioral symptoms autonomy |
Issue Date: | Jan-2020 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Abstract: | Purpose: This study aimed to examine the factors associated with the development of higher burden in informal care-givers of patients with dementia, using dyadic data. Design and Methods: Seventy-two dyads of patients with dementia and their informal care-givers were assessed, the former in terms of behavioral-psychological symptoms and autonomy, the latter in terms of burden and individual needs. Findings: Care-givers at risk for developing higher burden are those who are female, whose care recipient present psychiatric symptoms and lower autonomy, and those who recognize the need for more information/support. Practice Implications: Interventions should offer care-givers the tools to provide care, maintaining their psychological well-being. Interventions should target not only common aspects of care-giver burden but also the specificities of caring for a person with dementia. |
Peer Reviewed: | yes |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11144/4505 |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1111/ppc.12476 |
ISSN: | 1744-6163 |
Appears in Collections: | CIP - Artigos/Papers |
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