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The impact of anticipatory grief on caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease
Author(s)	Rebecca J Walker, Elizabeth C Pomeroy
Journal title	Home Health Care Services Quarterly, vol 16, nos 1/2, 1997
Pages	pp 55-76
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Family care ; Mental health [elderly] ; United States of America.
Annotation	Caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias are known to experience many physical and emotional problems. However, research has consistently shown that the relationship between the demands of caregiving and the effects on the caregiver is not strong. Despite considerable research, a full understanding of how the demands of caregiving uniquely affect the individual has not been established. This study examined anticipatory grief and its possible impact on the current functioning of caregivers. Structured interviews, consisting primarily of standardised measures, were held with 100 caregivers. Results of the study show that physical and emotional problems and the expectation to place the patient out of the home were more likely to occur among those caregivers who expressed the most intense grief and those feelings of remorse and anger characteristic of the anger and guilt stages of grief. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-971209205 A
Classmark	EA: P6:SJ: D: 7T
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