ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Sirirat Kooptiwoot

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Alzheimer's Disease Sufferers' Caregivers : Family Beliefs and Degree of Burden

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Siriraj Hospital Gazette, Vol. 49, No 9, September 1997, Page 846-854

รายละเอียด / Details:

This paper is a pilot study which looks at familys belifs which influence the choice of a caregiver for an Alzheimer's disease sufferer. If focuses on the characteristics of caregivers, as well as the process through which they are identified. That is how families' a caregiver (the family patterns of choosing a caregiver) and the beliefs about their choice. The burdens of caring are also considered. In this study three of four caregivers are husbands looking after and having a very close and strong positive relationship with their wives. They have slightly to moderate stress. The family beliefs about the most important factors for being a caregiver are having good physicalo and mental health a good past relationship with the dementia sufferer, living in the same household having experience in care. Giving and having the same gender as the dementia sufferer.

Keywords: alzheimer's disease, sufferers' caregivers, caregiver, alzheimer, mental health, neurology

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 1997

Address: Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Code: 00004166

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-152X

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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