Coping with dementia caregiving: a mixed-methods study on feasibility and benefits of a psycho-educative group program

Coping with dementia caregiving: a mixed-methods study on feasibility and benefits of a psycho-educative group program

Abstract Background Persons with dementia experience a progressive decline associated with an increasing dependency. Most of the support they require to stay at home comes from their informal caregivers (IC). Dementia informal caregiving imposes high costs on IC’s health and quality of life, related...

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Main Authors: S. Pihet, S. Kipfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Dementia
Informal caregiver
Psycho-educative intervention
Stress
Coping strategies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0896-y

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