Family Care Partner's Preparedness in Caring for Hospitalized Persons With Dementia.

Objectives: To examine care partner preparedness in caring for recently hospitalized persons with dementia and care partner characteristics associated with preparedness at discharge, 2 months, and 6 months post discharge.

Methods: Stepwise regression in a sample of 461 care partners of hospitalized persons with dementia who participated in the Fam-FFC clinical trial.

Results: On average, care partners were 61.

Mediating role of care partner burden among dementia care partners during post-hospital transition.

Objectives: This study examined the mediating role of care partner burden on the relationship between patient clinical factors (i.e. cognition, physical function, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia [BPSD]) and care partner mental health (i.