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dc.contributor.authorLorensini, Sandra*
dc.contributor.authorBates, Glen W.*
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-20T01:58:39Zen
dc.date.available2013-05-20T01:58:39Zen
dc.date.issued1997en
dc.identifier.govdoc00223en
dc.identifier.issn1440-6381en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11054/241en
dc.description.abstractMost elderly persons with dementia (EDPs) are cared for at home, usually by their spouse or child. The present study examined the health, psychological, and social consequences of caregiving for an EDP and the impact of having the EDP attend a day care centre. Data were obtained from subjects comprising three groups: (a) caregivers with an EDP attending a day care centre (n = 45); (b) caregivers undertaking full-time care (n = 40); and (c) a comparison group of non-caregivers (n = 47), Overall, results indicate that caregivers suffer more negative consequences when compared with non-caregivers, and caregivers undertaking full-time care suffer more negative consequences than those with their EDP attending a day care centre. Negative consequences were related to symptoms, life satisfaction and social interaction, but not physical health. The study also established that access to day care reduced the negative consequences of caregiving.en
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dc.publisherWileyen
dc.relation.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1741-6612.1997.tb01052.x/abstracten
dc.titleThe health, psychological and social consequences of caring for a person with dementia.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.type.specifiedArticleen
dc.bibliographicCitation.titleAustralian Journal on Ageingen
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume16en
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue4en
dc.bibliographicCitation.stpage198en
dc.bibliographicCitation.endpage202en
dc.publisher.placeAustraliaen
dc.subject.healththesaurusDEMENTIAen
dc.subject.healththesaurusAGEINGen
dc.subject.healththesaurusCAREGIVERSen
dc.subject.healththesaurusQUALITY OF LIFEen
dc.subject.healththesaurusPSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTHen
dc.subject.healththesaurusPHYSICAL HEALTHen
dc.subject.healththesaurusDAY CAREen
dc.subject.healththesaurusCAREGIVERSen
dc.date.issuedbrowse1997-01-01en
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