Relative caregivers can provide paths to permanency

Objective: to ascertain the association between the social support and the quality of life of relative caregivers of elderly dependents at home.Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 58 relative caregivers of elderly dependents, registered in the Family Health Strategy. Data were collected from the Katz instrument, sociodemographic, Zarit Burden Interview, WHOQOL-bref, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression.Results: the majority of caregivers were women, who took care full-time and presented moderate to severe burden. Most caregivers are satisfied with their social relationships and the social support received. It is found that the burden and the time of care correlated with the social relationships domain, which is associated with social support, and consequently, reduced quality of life.Conclusion: social support for caregivers is important to prevent health implications, burden, biopsychosocial stress, and provide favorable conditions for quality of life, by allowing greater freedom to develop their daily activities.

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ADHD in Children

New Developments in Diagnosing, Assessing, and Treating ADHD - Advances in Medical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-5495-1.ch004 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 55-69

Author(s):

Sandamita Choudhury

Keyword(s):

Treatment Adherence ◽

Academic Outcomes ◽

Epidemiological Studies ◽

Educational Effectiveness ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Relative Caregivers ◽

Long Run ◽

Psychological Management

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most common neurobehavioral disorders presenting for treatment in children and adolescents. ADHD is often chronic with prominent symptoms and impairment spanning into adulthood. During the past decade, epidemiological studies have documented high rates of comorbid conditions among individuals with ADHD. In the absence of adequate identification of its comorbidities and secondary symptoms, it has an impact on the behavioural and academic outcomes in the long run. Research highlights the psycho educational effectiveness that focused on the relative/caregivers of ADHD as better understanding and knowledge of the disorder improves treatment adherence, quality of life, and decreased symptoms of ADHD. Therefore, the chapter intends to throw light on the classification of ADHD, its assessment, and psychological management for better outcomes in children.

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Accessibility, acceptability, and adequacy of schizophrenia definition according to experts by experience: an ICD-11 field study of patients and relative caregivers in Mexico

Psychosis ◽

10.1080/17522439.2020.1807591 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Rebeca Robles-García ◽

Ana Fresán ◽

Tania Real ◽

Tecelli Domínguez-Martínez ◽

María Luisa Rascón ◽

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Keyword(s):

Field Study ◽

Relative Caregivers

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Physical activity program for patients with dementia and their relative caregivers: randomized clinical trial in Primary Health Care (AFISDEMyF study)

BMC Neurology ◽

10.1186/1471-2377-14-63 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Emiliano Rodriguez-Sánchez ◽

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José María Criado-Gutiérrez ◽

Sara Mora-Simón ◽

M Paz Muriel-Diaz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Health Care ◽

Clinical Trial ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Randomized Clinical Trial ◽

Physical Activity Program ◽

Relative Caregivers ◽

Activity Program ◽

Primary Health

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Creating Relatives You Don't Have: Kinship Care, Social Services and Fictive Kin

Practicing Anthropology ◽

10.17730/praa.27.3.374813u4184353m5 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 20-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Deborah Youngblood ◽

Michelle Rosenthal

Keyword(s):

Social Services ◽

San Francisco ◽

Social Service ◽

Service Providers ◽

Extended Family ◽

Kinship Care ◽

Kinship Caregivers ◽

Relative Caregivers ◽

Social Service Delivery ◽

Fictive Kin

What can we learn about kinship care and the effective delivery of supportive social services when we talk to relative caregivers in San Francisco, California? Practicing anthropology in a social service setting with kinship caregivers raises some interesting questions regarding "fictive kin" and effective social service delivery. Our findings from a four-year mixed methods study of kinship care families illuminate the ways that kinship families rely on a community-based social service program in a familial manner. Furthermore, the perception of social service providers functioning like extended family members both increases client satisfaction with the services as well as the ability of social service workers to build positive working relationships with clients.

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Adaptation Issues in Disabled Children Deprived of Parental Care, Living in Foster Families

Psychological Science and Education ◽

10.17759/pse.2016210408 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 75-82 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

T.I. Shulga

Keyword(s):

Parental Care ◽

Children With Disabilities ◽

Family Intervention ◽

Contributing Factors ◽

Foster Families ◽

Psychological Issues ◽

Relative Caregivers ◽

Intervention Specialists ◽

Need For Support ◽

Psychological Features

The paper focuses on revealing psychological issues in the adaptation of children, including the ones with disabilities, which are deprived of parental care and are raised in foster families. The paper describes psychological features of relative caregivers, outlines the specifics, dynamics and contributing factors of anxiety in children deprived of parental care as well as in biological children of foster carers. Also, the paper reviews the specifics of relationships between relative carers and children with disabilities, the former’s approaches to raising a disabled child. Much attention is drawn to the difficulties in childrearing and teaching experienced by the caregivers. The paper concludes that there is a strong need for support from social workers and family intervention specialists. Supported within the framework of the state task FGAU "FIRO", research topics of the 25.304.2016/NM "Complex social-psychological support of foster families who foster orphans and children left without parental care, including children with disabilities"

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Predictors of Caregiver Burden of Patients with Alzheimer Disease Attending Day-Care Centres

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182010707 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (20) ◽

pp. 10707

Author(s):

María Gómez-Gallego ◽

Juan Cándido Gómez-Gallego

Keyword(s):

Caregiver Burden ◽

Day Care ◽

Behavioral Disturbances ◽

Day Care Centers ◽

Relative Caregivers ◽

Spouse Caregivers ◽

Day Care Centres ◽

Main Determinants ◽

Moderating Role

Nowadays, there are plenty of programs and resources to prevent caregiver burden of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. In spite of that, many caregivers suffer high levels of burden and stress, which leads to an earlier institutionalization of patients. This study aimed to explore the predictors of burden in relative caregivers of patients attending day-care centers and the moderating role of caregiver kinship in these associations. A sample of a hundred and two patient–caregiver dyads was recruited. Burden was measured with a Zarit Burden Interview. Measures of patients’ cognition, insight, depression, behavioral disturbances, functional ability and overall physical health were considered as predictors. We found that apathy, irritability and delusions and, patients’ mobility are the main determinants of caregivers’ burden. The strength of relationship between delusions and irritability was higher in spouse caregivers. Interventions to reduce burden should be adapted to the specific needs of a particular type caregiver.

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