The experience of caring for older people with dementia in a rural area: using services Export

@article{citeulike:6057275, abstract = {This paper reports findings from the carer component of the Gwynedd Dementia Study. It is based on carer interviews, using quantitative and qualitative data. It confirms earlier findings that carers for people with dementia are typically female and older than other carers, although it notes that caring husbands are amongst the oldest carers. The problems that are most common are those that cause psychological stress to carers. Carers were found to receive both help and appreciation from their families and to perceive neighbours to be helpful if needed. In Gwynedd, as elsewhere, levels of formal service inputs are low, but most of the carers appeared to receive the services they needed. Problems are primarily associated with crisis support and long-term care is accepted reluctantly. It is suggested that community care dementia specialists could play a supporting role for carers.}, author = {Wenger, G. C. and Scott, A. and Seddon, D.}, citeulike-article-id = {6057275}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/camh/2002/00000006/00000001/art00004}, issn = {1360-7863}, journal = {Aging and Mental Health}, keywords = {ageing, carers, dementia, rural}, month = {February}, pages = {30--38}, posted-at = {2009-11-02 19:21:23}, priority = {0}, publisher = {Routledge, part of the Taylor \& Francis Group}, title = {The experience of caring for older people with dementia in a rural area: using services}, url = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/camh/2002/00000006/00000001/art00004}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6057275 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6057275 N2 - This paper reports findings from the carer component of the Gwynedd Dementia Study. It is based on carer interviews, using quantitative and qualitative data. It confirms earlier findings that carers for people with dementia are typically female and older than other carers, although it notes that caring husbands are amongst the oldest carers. The problems that are most common are those that cause psychological stress to carers. Carers were found to receive both help and appreciation from their families and to perceive neighbours to be helpful if needed. In Gwynedd, as elsewhere, levels of formal service inputs are low, but most of the carers appeared to receive the services they needed. Problems are primarily associated with crisis support and long-term care is accepted reluctantly. It is suggested that community care dementia specialists could play a supporting role for carers. JF - Aging and Mental Health SN - 1360-7863 EP - 38 TI - The experience of caring for older people with dementia in a rural area: using services PB - Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group SP - 30 KW - ageing KW - carers KW - dementia KW - rural AU - Wenger, GC AU - Scott, A AU - Seddon, D PY - 2002/02// UR - http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/camh/2002/00000006/00000001/art00004 ER -