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Dementia and Quality of life in the third age

Dementia is one of the greatest medical and social challenges of our time. In Greece alone it is estimated that there are more than 140,000 patients with dementia. This number is expected to increase further in the coming years due

Carers’ views on their role in providing care to elderly people – members of their families experiencing cognitive disorders.

This diploma attempts to strengthen the voice of those who care for members of their families and to emphasize the need to support and strengthen them in order to improve the quality of care they provide and to reduce the

Carer networks for carers of those with dementia in the urban areas of Rethymnon and Chania

In this dissertation, a general picture is initially presented of dementia through bibliographic sources, and secondly, research on caregivers of people with dementia in the urban areas of the prefectures of Rethymno and Chania and its results follows. More specifically,

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

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

Measuring the burden on family caregivers of older relatives with dementia residing in the community

OBJECTIVE To investigate the degree of burden on family caregivers of patients with dementia in the community.METHOD A cross-sectional study was conducted on family caregivers of people with dementia in the city of Kalamatain the southern Peloponnese. Of the 110

Burnout of family caregivers of elderly persons with dementia

Introduction: Dementia is a chronic, degenerative disease which constitutes a challenge and is often a source of stress for family carers. The number of patients with dementia is rising; however neither society nor their families are ready to cope with

Negative Impact and Positive Value in Caregiving: Validation of the COPE Index in a Six-Country Sample of Carers

The present study attempts to further validate the COPE Index on a large sample of carers drawn from six European countries. We used a cross-sectional survey, with approximately 1,000 carers recruited in each of six countries by means of a

The Cretan Aging Cohort: Cohort Description and Burden of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Our aim was to explore the burden of dementia in the Cretan Aging Cohort, comprised of 3140 persons aged ≥60 years (56.8% women, 5.8 ± 3.3 years formal education, 86.2% living in rural areas) who attended selected primary health-care facilities

Εxploration of the relationship between the burden and family support among family caregivers of older adults with chronic diseases. A cross sectional study

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between burden and family support in family caregivers of older adults with chronic diseases. A cross sectional study was carried out involving 150 family caregivers of patients with chronic diseases.