How does the gender of caregivers and relatives affect the burden of care? Do regional or economic factors play a role? Researchers from the USA came to the conclusion that gender is a decisive factor in the burden of care. In a systematic review of 47 studies with almost 15,000 caregivers...
Researchers from Korea have identified factors that influence the burden on caregivers. The interplay of biological, psychological, and social characteristics plays an important role. Researchers usually rely on subjective reports from caregivers of people with dementia when assessing their perceived burden, which is caused by...
Stress and anxiety, feeling overwhelmed by daily life, or a lack of social support – people who care for relatives with dementia often experience a high burden. External help is often scarce. However, technology-supported home-based measures are increasingly a way to promote health, offer emotional support, and help family caregivers...
Researchers from China found that 62 percent of surveyed older high-risk individuals were willing to participate in dementia screening. However, only 12 percent actually underwent the test. The researchers cited psychological factors as the explanation for this discrepancy. Almost 40 percent of dementia cases can be prevented or...
Dementia prevention at the municipal level – how can it succeed? A study from the USA investigated how older people deal with their test results and the information they received after the test. More than half of the study participants shared their screening results with their families, and a good third informed...
Dementia screening by primary care physicians: What are the risks and benefits? Researchers in the USA have investigated in a study whether targeted dementia testing for older people has advantages or disadvantages. It was previously unclear whether primary care screening for dementia offers more benefits to older people...
Those who take a dementia self-test don't know exactly what lies ahead. For some, a dementia screening can also be associated with mental strain. Researchers from Sweden have investigated the significance of anxiety in dementia self-tests in a study. Dementia self-tests are considered a good way to promote early dementia diagnosis and…
Anxiety is very common in older adults and people with dementia. However, those who experience chronic or new-onset anxiety also have a higher risk of developing dementia. This connection is particularly strong in people under 70 years of age. Researchers from Australia discovered this. Do people…
Certain neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as depression and psychosis, occur more frequently in women with Alzheimer's dementia than in men with Alzheimer's dementia. This is one of the central findings of a study by researchers from the Netherlands, Sweden, the USA, Canada, and Australia. In people with Alzheimer's dementia (AD), neuropsychiatric...
An increasing number of scientific studies demonstrate the success of non-pharmacological measures for people with dementia in the context of post-diagnosis care. „Nihilism, despair, and inaction have no place after a dementia diagnosis.“ This is the conclusion reached by the authors of an article in the World Alzheimer Report 2022. Even those who receive a dementia diagnosis...
