Geriatrics
The caretakers of elderly patients need tailored and multidimensional support
Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 13th, 2003
According to recent research published in the journal Psychology and Aging, "meta-analysis was used to examine pooled parameter estimates of 9 active compared with 6 control conditions of the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) project at 6 months on caregiver burden and depressive symptoms. Associations of caregiver characteristics and outcomes were examined."
"For burden, active interventions were superior to control conditions (p=.022). Also, active interventions were superior to control conditions for women versus men and for caregivers...
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