Resilience in family caregiving for people with dementia: A systematic review

ConclusionsThe results indicate that there is no single approach to enhancing resilience among family carers of people with dementia. Resilience is a multifaceted response to the caregiving role, and is influenced by a multitude of interrelated factors. However, the factors and resources outlined have been addressed, with limited success in some cases, by psychosocial interventions in the field. While the work conducted to date to develop resilience ‐enhancing interventions has been marked with some success, the next wave of carer research could usefully examine ecological perspectives on carer outcomes, including carer resilience.

Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - September 19, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Áine Teahan, Attracta Lafferty, Eilish McAuliffe, Amanda Phelan, Liam O'Sullivan, Diarmuid O'Shea, Gerard Fealy Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research