Dementia

Research conducted at Y. Kim and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about dementia

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, September 13th, 2008

According to a study from the United States, "This study aimed to investigate the impact of cancer from family caregivers' perspective, based on a comparative analysis of caregiving burden and distress, among four types of caregivers. The sample included caregivers of persons with cancer, dementia, diabetes, or frail elderly from a nationally representative sample of 606 caregivers."

"Although the four different types of caregivers were comparable in most sociodemographic characteristics, caregiving involvement and caregiving outcomes differed among the caregiving groups. Both cancer and dementia caregivers reported greater levels of physical burden and psychological...

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Source: Mental Health Law Weekly (2008-09-13)

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