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KMID : 0869220000040010034
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Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
2000 Volume.4 No. 1 p.34 ~ p.38
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Stress and Morbidity in Dementia Caregivers
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김융희/Yung Hee Kim
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Abstract
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Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are common degenerative disorders in the
elderly. Most dementia patients are cared for at home by family members. Although
caregiving is associated with significant psychological and physical morbidity of
caregivers, there are wide individual differences among caregivers in how well they are
adapt to caregiving demands. Recent data suggest that caregiver variables can be
important determinants of dementia patients' institutionalization and that dementia
patients living with highly distressed caregivers may exhibit higher frequencies of
behavioral problems and agitation than those living with less distressed caregivers.
Caregiver stress may be reduced with special attention paid to the treatment and
management of behavioral and functional symptoms in dementia patient. Caregiver
education and coping skills should also be emphasized to reduce caregiver's stress and
morbidity.
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