ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2020
Stress as a challenge in promoting mental health among dementia caregivers.
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- A narrative review of challenges faced by informal caregivers of people with dementia in the Middle East and North Africa.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Care burden on family caregivers of patients with dementia and affecting factors in China: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
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- Caregiver Burden and Psychological Distress Among Informal Caregivers for Individuals with Dementia in the Republic of Kazakhstan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Impact of Caregiving on Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia: Family Functioning, Burden, and Burnout.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2025Article
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- Experiences of formal caregivers of elderly inpatients with physical disabilities in China: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Development and validation of care stress management scale in family caregivers for people with Alzheimer: a sequential-exploratory mixed-method study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
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- Effect of psychological first aid program on stress level and psychological well-being among caregivers of older adults with alzheimer's disease.BMC nursing · 2022Article
- Relationships between caregiving stress and sleep quality among family caregivers of older adults with dementia in Thailand.Belitung nursing journal · 2022Article
- Development and validation of the care challenge scale in family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCaregiver stress is harmful to the health of both caregivers and people living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. The present study was conducted to assess stress and its predictors of people living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias' caregivers.
methodsThe present descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2017-June 2018 in Isfahan, Iran. Data were collected by interviewing 99 caregivers had at least 6 months of experience caring for a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, through questionnaires developed by the researcher. A convenience sample (easy access) of caregivers was recruited from calling the home of formally diagnosed with Alzheimer's patient, that have registered in educational hospitals affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and psychiatrists' office both paid caregivers (formal) and unpaid caregivers (family). All caregivers provided informed consent. The type and severity of the relationship between the dependent (stress) and independent variable were assessed using Pearson's and Spearman's correlation coefficients, the independent
resultsThe caregivers' mean stress score was 25.4 ± 10.9 (range: 4-54). About 80% of the caregivers were female. Age and stress score was correlated (
conclusionStress is a challenge in promoting mental health among dementia caregivers. Providing social support with an emphasis on physical, mental, and social health is mandatory, especially for female and family caregivers, to promote stress management, mental health in this group, and enable optimal and purposeful care.
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