Informal caregivers of older persons with dementia in eight European countries. Experiences, support, well-being and burden.
Informella vårdare till äldre personer med demens i åtta Europeiska länder : Erfarenhet, stöd, väbefinnande ooch belastning
Author
Summary, in English
This thesis emphasize that formal care needs to be proactive and deliver available care and support early in the course of the dementia disease. Mapping the health care and social service systems is a valuable tool for evaluating existing systems, internationally, nationally and locally for policy making. Professionals should be aware about factors associated with caregivers’ well-being and burden to provide proper care and support and promote a healthy transition in the caregiving role and through the course of the dementia disease.
Department/s
- Older people's health and Person-Centred care
- Department of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine
Publishing year
2016
Language
English
Full text
Document type
Dissertation
Publisher
Lund University: Faculty of Medicine
Topic
- Medical and Health Sciences
Keywords
- Nursing Care
- Informal caregivers
- Dementia
- Europe
- Health Services
- Home Nursing
- Life change events
Status
Published
Project
- RightTimePlaceCare
Research group
- Older people's health and Person-Centred care
Supervisor
- Christer Nilsson
- Staffan Karlsson
- Karin Nilsson
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 978-91-7619-364-8
- ISBN: 978-91-7619-320-4
Defence date
22 September 2016
Defence time
13:00
Defence place
SSSH-salen, Health Science Center, Baravägen 3, Lund
Opponent
- Jonas Sandberg (associate professor)