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Needs of caregivers of the patients with dementia
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 10/26/09
Rosa E et al. – Variance analysis shows a correlation between emotional caregivers’ needs and the subjective and objective burdens they carry. Despite the attention to the role families play in caring for patients with a diagnoses of moderate to severe dementia, caregivers still express low levels of illness–consciousness and high levels of psychological discomfort. A lot more ought to be done in order to provide better information about the disease, about appropriate cognitive and behavioral disorder management skills, and about viable psychological support.
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