Predicting caregiver burden and depression in Alzheimer'sdisease
The Journals of Gerontology Series BPublished 1 January 2000Open access
Leah D. Clyburn, M. J. Stones, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Holly Tuokko
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Alternative models of caregiver burden were tested using an unusually large sample size of participants and after overcoming methodological limitations of past research, highlighting the importance of the effective management of disturbing behaviors, the provision of formal services for caregivers with highly impaired patients and no informal support, and the improvement of coping skills in burdened caregivers.
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Our findings add to the preexisting literature because we tested alternative models of caregiver burden using an unusually large sample size of participants and after overcoming methodological limitations of past research. Results highlight the importance of the effective management of disturbing behaviors, the provision of formal services for caregivers with highly impaired patients and no informal support, and the improvement of coping skills in burdened caregivers.
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