Contrasting the risk factors of grief and burden in caregivers of persons with dementia: multivariate analysis

ConclusionsThe different risk factor profiles evidence a distinction between PDG and caregiver burden. They may possibly be distilled into a framework to direct our approach to PDG interventions, which may include using caregiver burden as an opportunity to initiate conversations on grief, exploring the various aspects of losses and encouraging adaptive coping.

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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - October 28, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tau Ming Liew, Bee Choo Tai, Philip Yap, Gerald Choon ‐Huat Koh Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research