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Helping Family Caregivers of Individuals With Dementia.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Chimbanga, Sarah |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Cognitive changes not only aff ect older adults, but also impact family members caring for these individuals. Approximately 75% of the estimated 5.4 million individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in the United States are cared for by family caregivers (Boltz, Chippendale, Resnick, & Galvin, 2015). Family caregivers are often the ones who are notifi ed when there is a diagnosis of dementia. In the United States, only 49% of individuals with dementia were notifi ed of the diagnosis by their medical provider, compared to 93% of family members who were informed (Holroyd, Turnbull, & Wolf, 2002). After their family member receives a diagnosis of dementia, family caregivers often report feeling helpless and powerless (Boltz et al., 2015). Studies show that the demands of caregiving usually come at the cost of increased caregiver stress and morbidity and poorer quality of life. Factors associated with psychological morbidity (e.g., strain, anxiety, depression) on dementia family caregivers include being female, being a spousal caregiver, additional stressful life events, poor physical health, decreased quality of relationship between caregiver/care recipient, and the presence of behavioral and psychological symptoms in the individual with dementia (Boltz et al., 2015). Identifying and addressing needs of family caregivers is just as important as addressing care recipients’ needs. Nurses in long-term care are in a unique position to build familyand resident-centered plans of care that incorporate strategies to support residents and their family caregivers when there is a diagnosis of dementia. |
| Starting Page | 3 |
| Ending Page | 4 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.healio.com/nursing/journals/jgn/2018-9-44-9/%7B34b7cfc9-60b0-4520-8e4d-62f01e7f38f2%7D/helping-family-caregivers-of-individuals-with-dementia.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 30148524v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20180808-01 |
| DOI | 10.3928/00989134-20180808-01 |
| Journal | Journal of gerontological nursing |
| Volume Number | 44 |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Alzheimer's Disease Anxiety Disorders Cognition Disorders Depressive disorder Ectomesenchymal Chondromyxoid Tumor Forty Nine Helpessness (feeling) Individual Physical Condition Malaise Morbidity - disease rate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Presenile dementia long-term care |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
