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| Burden among family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease in nursing homes | | Author(s) | Jane B Tornatore, Leslie A Grant |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 42, no 4, August 2002 |
| Pages | pp 497-506 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Admission [nursing homes] ; Family care ; Stress ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A systems-oriented contextual approach was used to study burden in 276 Minnesota family caregivers, following placement of relatives with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or a related dementia in a nursing home. SAS PROC MIXED analysis showed burden to be associated with caregiver age, length of time involved in caregiving, custodial units, involvement in hands-on care, and expectations for care. The findings suggest that more services aimed at relieving caregiver burden after nursing home admission may be warranted, particularly so for caregivers who are older, and for those who had a shorter length of involvement in direct caregiving before institutionalisation. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021021206 A |
| Classmark | EA: LHB:QKH: P6:SJ: QNH: 7T |
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