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Alzheimer’s and the role of the nurse.

This paper describes analytically Alzheimer’s and its effect on the nurse’s role in approaching both hospital and home settings.

The burden for carergivers of copd patients. A qualitative research.

This purpose of this qualitative research is to engage caregivers in a dialogue concerning their experiences of living with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient; to seek reason and meaning in the provision; and to manage through the process

The validity and reliability of the Zarit burden interview in Greek Cypriot carers of patients with dementia

AIM The aim of this study was the analysis of the validity and reliability of a scale measuring the burden of care giving “The Burden Interview”. This scale was first published in 1986 as a short and reliable method for

Life after care. Carer Support Handbook.

Tips for carers to adjust them after the patient’s death and the end of care.

Psychological factors affecting caregivers of patients with stroke

OBJECTIVE To investigate the psychological burden of caregivers of patients with stroke. METHOD Cross-sectionalstudy of 106 caregivers of patients who had suffered a stroke at least one month before the survey. The data were collectedfrom the caregivers of patients hospitalized

Advice on stress for carers of those with Alzheimer

Οι φροντιστές ασθενών με νόσο του Alzheimer και άλλες μορφές άνοιας βιώνουν σημαντική επιβάρυνση και συχνά ονομάζονται “κρυφοί ασθενείς”. Ο σύντομος αυτός οδηγός παρέχει στους φροντιστές τη δυνατότητα να αναγνωρίσουν τα σημάδια της δικής τους επιβάρυνσης και να προσπαθήσουν να

Advice to carers of those with Alzheimer for safety in and out of the house

Η φροντίδα ενός ασθενή που πάσχει από τη νόσο του Alzheimer είναι μια πολύ δύσκολη υπόθεση. Σκοπός αυτού του βοηθήματος είναι να βοηθήσει τους φροντιστές στο σημαντικό έργο που καλούνται να φέρουν εις πέρας. Παρέχει δημιουργικές λύσεις ώστε να αυξάνεται

A Comparative Approach to Non-Traumatic Acute Abdominal Pain Between Elderly and Non-Elderly in an Emergency Department: A Study in Rural Greece

Acute abdominal pain is one of the most common symptoms that emergency department physicians encounter during their practice. The difficult task of early diagnosis and management of abdominal pain becomes more complicated when it involves elderly patients. The aim of

Caring and coping: the dementia caregivers

OBJECTIVES: Caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease is associated with increased burden and depression. Effective coping with the hardships and demands of caring may help to sustain the caregiver and lessen the effect of the stressors. The objective

Care Needed Improving the Lives of People with Dementia

This report presents newly collected data on the quality of dementia care in OECD countries. By providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive cross-country assessment of dementia care, it can help countries to improve their care systems today, and better prepare