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A longitudinal examination of dyadic distress patterns following a skills intervention for carers of adolescents with anorexia nervosa
2016
Family interventions in anorexia nervosa (AN) have been developed to ameliorate maladaptive patterns of patient-carer interaction that can play a role in illness maintenance. The primary aim of this study is to examine the inter-relationship between baseline and post-treatment distress in dyads of carers and patients with AN to examine the interdependence between carers and patients. The secondary aim is to examine whether a carer skills intervention [Experienced Carer Helping Others (ECHO)] impacts on this inter-relationship. Dyads consisting of treatment-seeking adolescents with AN and their primary carer (n = 149; mostly mothers) were randomised to receive a carer skills intervention (EC…
Use of antidepressants among Finnish family caregivers : a nationwide register-based study
2021
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the use of antidepressants over 6 years between family caregivers providing high-intensity care and a matched control population using register-based data. Methods The study includes all individuals, who received family caregiver’s allowance in Finland in 2012 (n = 29,846 females, mean age 66 years; n = 12,410 males, mean age 71 years) and a control population matched for age, sex, and municipality of residence (n = 59,141 females; n = 24,477 males). Information on purchases of antidepressants, including the number of defined daily doses (DDD) purchased, between 2012 and 2017 was obtained from the national drugs reimbursement registe…
Family Caregivers' Experiences in Nursing Homes: Narratives on Human Dignity and Uneasiness
2013
This qualitative study focused on dignity in nursing homes from the perspective of family caregivers. Dignity is a complex concept and central to nursing. Dignity in nursing homes is a challenge, according to research. Family caregivers are frequently involved in their family members’ daily experiences at the nursing home. Twenty-eight family caregivers were included in this Scandinavian cross-country, descriptive, and explorative study. A phenomenological-hermeneutic approach was used to understand the meaning of the narrated text. The interpretations revealed two main themes: “One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself” and “Uneasiness due to indignity.” Dignity wa…
Informal caregiving burden in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: the HABIT study.
2007
Introduction This study's aim was to assess economic data regarding the home assistance burden for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in Italy. Patients and Methods One hundred four NSCLC patients in second-line chemotherapy (2LC) or in supportive therapy (ST) were enrolled in 18 Italian oncology departments and were observed for 3 months. The main caregiver's workload was assessed monthly by a task scale; other caregivers' activities were also registered. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status was assessed by physicians, and patients completed the Lung Cancer Symptoms (LCS) subscale. Formal caregiving time was valued according to market prices; informal car…
Qualità della vita e carico assistenziale dei caregiver di pazienti affetti da demenza
2011
Obiettivo: In questo lavoro intendiamo valutare la qualità della vita e il grado di distress dei caregiver di pazienti affetti da demenza afferenti presso il Centro di Riferimento Regionale Demenze Senili-Alzheimer - Unità Valutativa Alzheimer, dell’A.S.P. di Palermo. Metodi: L’assessment si compone di una batteria testo-logica che comprende i seguenti tests: Relative Stress Scale, Caregivere Burden Inventory, Neuropsychiaric Inventory, Short Form-36 Healty Survey. Risultati: Dall’analisi dei dati emerge che il grado di stress del caregiver risulta proporzionale al numero di anni di accudimento del paziente. Inoltre i caregiver di sesso femminile dedicano un numero sensibilmente maggiore di…
Il caregiving disfunzionale ed il modello dell’integrazione: un resoconto empirico nelle comunità alloggio, In A. Merenda, & P. Miano (a cura di), Ca…
2018
Perceived Burden among Spouse, Adult Child and Parent Caregivers
2018
Caregiving e attaccamento. Una lettura dinamica dei contesti di accudimento
2018
Il volume offre una lettura dinamica dei legami primari e dei contesti di accudimento attraverso la prospettiva degli attaccamenti multipli. Viene in particolare individuato l’impatto di un network relazionale, costituito da figure di attaccamento molteplici, interne ed esterne alla famiglia, e le relative implicazioni rintracciabili a livello educativo e clinico. Come sistema dinamico, in continua evoluzione, tale network si attiva in funzione delle trasformazioni che interessano l’ambiente di accudimento, nei suoi aspetti di rischio e protezione e rispetto ai livelli diadici, familiari e sociali in cui è organizzato. Il volume raccoglie indagini empiriche che trasversalmente analizzano il…