Tag: Caregiving
Community Engagement Tied to Less Inpatient Care in Older Adults
Higher levels of social, cultural, and community engagement tied to more dental, outpatient care
Rooming-In Program Aids Infants With Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Program also helps caregivers prepare to care for these infants after discharge to home
Coping Strategies Linked to Distress, QOL in Caregivers of Stem Cell Recipients
Caregivers with approach-oriented coping strategy have less anxiety and depression symptoms, better quality of life
Prevalence of Arthritis Higher Among Caregivers
Proportion of caregivers reporting disabilities was higher for those with versus without arthritis
One in Three Family Caregivers for Alzheimer Disease Patients Has Depression
Authors say the health of family caregivers should be monitored in clinical practices
Caregivers of Multiple Myeloma Patients Face Mental Health Issues
Among caregivers of multiple myeloma patients, 44.1 percent and 24.4 percent report anxiety and PTSD symptoms, respectively
Rural, Urban Disparities Seen for Quality of Home Health Care
Rural home health care agencies perform better on process measures; urban agencies perform better on outcome measures
Caregivers More Likely to Have Subjective Cognitive Decline
Caregivers with SCD more likely than caregivers without SCD to report frequent mental distress, history of depression
AAN Presents Ethical Considerations Relating to Dementia Care
Timely anticipatory planning in early dementia is crucial to preserve autonomy over future decisions and to reduce caregiver strain
One-Third of Elderly Caregivers From Gray Market
Gray market care, from an unregulated agency, often supplements unpaid or family care
