Factors associated with subjective burden among informal caregivers of home-dwelling people with dementia: a cross-sectional study.

Background: It is estimated that more than 57 million people have dementia worldwide, and it is one of the leading causes of care dependency in old age. Relatives and other informal caregivers are the most important support for individuals with dementia, but caring for a loved one with dementia may burden the caregiver. Caregiver burden may have adverse outcomes for both the informal caregiver and the care recipient, including decreased quality of life.

Contextual Factors Associated with Abuse of Home-Dwelling Persons with Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study of Informal Caregivers.

One in six community-dwelling older adults experience elder abuse yearly, and persons with dementia are especially at risk. Although many risk factors for elder abuse have been identified, there are still knowledge gaps concerning risk and protective factors. This cross-sectional survey among Norwegian informal caregivers (ICGs) aimed to find individual, relational, and community factors associated with psychological and physical abuse of home-dwelling persons with dementia.

Abusive episodes among home-dwelling persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: a cross-sectional Norwegian study.

Background: Elder abuse is a serious issue with a global prevalence of 15.7% in the community setting. Persons with dementia are at higher risk of elder abuse than the older population in general.

Improving everyday life of people with dementia living at home: Health care professionals' experiences.

Aim: This study investigates what health care professionals experience is important for improving everyday life of people with dementia living at home.

Background: A prerequisite for living at home is that people with dementia and their relatives can handle everyday life together despite the challenges that dementia poses.

Methods: This qualitative study conducted focus group interviews (n = 14), and the data were analysed using qualitative content analysis.

Coping with Everyday Life for Home-Dwelling Persons with Dementia: A Qualitative Study.

Aim: This study aimed to gain insight into factors that influence everyday coping strategies as described by persons with early to intermediate dementia.

Background: Living with dementia presents difficulties coping with everyday life. This study focuses on coping with everyday life for persons with mild to moderate dementia in order to facilitate their ability to live at home.

Informal caregivers and persons with dementia's everyday life coping.

This qualitative study explores informal caregivers' experiences of supporting persons with dementia's everyday life coping. In the future, there will be fewer health personnel, increased dementia prevalence and limited nursing home availability. Accordingly, close relatives may be compelled to assume greater care responsibilities.

A literature review of survey instruments used to measure staff-to-resident elder abuse in residential care settings.

Aim: To review the literature of existing survey instruments used to measure the occurrence of staff-to-resident elder abuse in residential care settings.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search during May 2017 produced 2,037 records. Two authors independently reviewed these records for inclusion, where a total of 17 studies met eligibility criteria.

How Volunteers Contribute to Persons with Dementia Coping in Everyday Life.

Introduction: The society needs volunteers to fulfill its duty to ensure that people with dementia have active and meaningful everyday lives. Volunteers seem to experience their work as positive and meaningful for their own part, but we know less about what motivates volunteers to start working in home-dwelling dementia care and what motivates them to continue their engagement. This study seeks to close some of the knowledge gaps that exist regarding volunteers' engagement in activities for persons with dementia.