Dementia and family burden of care in Lebanon
| Autor: | Samir F. Atweh, Sarah Assaad, Khalil El Asmar, Georges Karam, Martin Prince, Rosemary Khoury, Lilian A. Ghandour, Gunhild Waldemar, Husam Ghusn, Monique Chaaya, Kieu T.T. Phung |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry health care facilities manpower and services Psychological intervention MEDLINE social sciences Burden of care medicine.disease Thematic Paper humanities 3. Good health 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine medicine Dementia 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry Family carer business Psychosocial human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Depression (differential diagnoses) health care economics and organizations |
| Zdroj: | BJPsych International |
| ISSN: | 2058-6264 2056-4740 |
| Popis: | The burden on and mental well-being of family carers for the elderly, especially those with dementia, has been well studied in high-income countries and to a lesser extent in the Arab region. Our study of Lebanese carers highlights the importance of considering the psychological well-being of the family carer, and the role of dementia and depression in increasing the burden of care. Psychosocial interventions have produced equivocal results and therefore customised and contextualised interventions need to be researched. Greater understanding of the coping mechanisms used by carers is required and an examination of the positive aspects of caring is warranted. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|