Assessment and intervention on mental burden of the caregivers of dementia patients.
- Author:
Yi FU
1
Author Information
1. Institute of Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China. fuyi@public.fhnet.cn.net
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Caregivers;
psychology;
Dementia;
nursing;
Health Education;
Humans;
Stress, Psychological
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2004;26(2):210-212
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Along with the aging of population, dementia became a social problem disturbing our life. Western researches focused on caregivers found that, the more severe the dementiais, the more burdens on caregivers. Furthermore, considening the different relationship to the patient, different culture background and different types of dementia, there are different problems in care. Based on comprehensive assessments on the demented and the caregiver, specific health education and other assistant services may improve both the mental and physical health of the caregivers, and reduce the disease burden due to dementia.
