..., can connect meaningfully with their caregivers and can inform their own care (Kitwood, 1997); however, person-centred care is not consistently delivered in real-world practice (Brooke and Ojo, 2017 ; Brooke and Semlyen, 2017 ; Dewing and Dijk, 2014). The needs of patients with dementia have been...

...Aoife Mahon; Elizabeth Tilley; Gurch Randhawa; Yannis Pappas; Jitka Vseteckova Purpose Individuals with intellectual disability(ies) are living longer contributing to an overall increase in the average age of caregivers. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the physical, social...

...Pelin Önder Erol; Elif Gün Purpose A long-established cultural norm of filial piety may cause ambivalent feelings for adult children who are considered the primary caregivers for their elderly parents in Turkish culture, and whose parents have been placed into nursing homes. The purpose...

...Heehyul Moon; Peggye Dilworth-Anderson; Johannes Gräske Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and synthesize the research literature on the quality of life (QoL) of both caregivers (CGs) and care recipients (CRs) with dementia after admission to long-term care facilities. Design...

... Caregiving Dementia Social networks, befriending and support for family carers of people with dementia Georgina Charlesworth, Xanthippe Tzimoula, Paul Higgs and Fiona Poland Georgina Charlesworth is a Lecturer in Clinical and Health Psychology of Old Age at University College London and Consultant...

...Helen Edwards; Helen Chapman Part 1 of this paper explored the premise that a role predicament of caring exists within family caregiving relationships. It was argued that dysfunctional patterns of communication develop in family caregiving relationships not only in response to stereotypical...

...Helen Edwards; Helen Chapman This paper contends that dysfunctional patterns of communication can develop in family aged care dyads in response to stereotypical role expectations in the caregiving‐carereceiving relationship, thus giving rise to a role predicament of caring. If this argument holds...