Caregivers’ interactions with health care services – Mediator of stress or added strain? Experiences and perceptions of informal caregivers of people with dementia – A qualitative study

• Published in: Dementia (London, England) Vol. 18; no. 7-8; pp. 2526 - 2542
• Main Authors: Laparidou, Despina, Middlemass, Jo, Karran, Terence, Siriwardena, A Niroshan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Caregivers - psychology; Delivery of Health Care; Dementia - nursing; Female; Focus Groups; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Personnel - psychology; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Middle Aged; Qualitative Research; Stress, Psychological - psychology; United Kingdom; United Kingdom; stress-process model of stress; challenges; dementia; healthcare professionals; health care providers; support; informal caregivers

Background There are an estimated 46.8 million people worldwide living with dementia in 2015, being cared for usually by family members or friends (informal caregivers). The challenges faced by informal caregivers often lead to increased levels of stress, burden and risk of care-recipient institutio...