Alzheimer’s caregiver stress: causes and solutions
Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
It’s not surprising that caring for a spouse with Alzheimer’s Disease is stressful. The New York University School of Medicine ‘s NYU Spouse-Caregiver Intervention Study is providing information on what exactly leads to that stress and what can reduce it.
There are two important contributors to caregiver stress: lack of social support and caregiver assessment of the patient’s behavior – something that can cause a caregiver to misunderstand their spouse’s actions as intentional, rather than part of their disease.
Read on for how support groups, counseling and education can help reduce caregiver stress.
via Alzheimer’s Research | Alzheimer’s Research on Caregiving.
Posted on February 22, 2010 | 1 Comment | Category: Alzheimer's, Caregiving | Tags: Alzheimer's, caregiver stress
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February 23rd, 2010 @ 5:44 am
This site is a great resource. There is a new documentary film which we saw which looks at how the creative arts are helping those with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. We saw it on DVD though here is a link to youtube preview if you are interested. We found the results remarkable. The name of film in “Remember Better When I Paint.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54AtoQVGfwU