Caregivers for patients with multiple myeloma may suffer from higher rates of anxiety and depression than patients themselves, according to a new study published today in Blood Advances. While medical professionals have long ...
Jul 18, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Reliance on caregivers doubles as people near death, and half of those caregivers—typically unpaid family members—report having no time for themselves, a new study indicates.
Aug 22, 2017
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Caregivers and their relatives who suffer from mild to moderate dementia often have different perceptions regarding the amount and quality of care given and received. A study by researchers at Penn State and the Benjamin ...
Aug 1, 2011
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According to new research from Boston Medical Center, family involvement in psychosis treatment leads to better patient outcomes. Published in Schizophrenia Research, researchers highlight that learning to use motivational ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Millions of family caregivers provide essential emotional, physical, and social care to people living with dementia. As the global population ages, people providing care for more than one family member across adulthood is ...
Jan 6, 2023
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(HealthDay)—Early initiation of palliative care (PC) interventions improves survival and caregiver burden in advanced cancer, according to two studies published online March 23 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Mar 27, 2015
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(HealthDay) -- Many elderly people with dementia live and die at home rather than in nursing homes, a new study has found.
May 11, 2012
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Currently, one in five elderly patients discharged from a hospital is readmitted within a month. Seeking to address the human and substantial financial burden of revolving door hospital readmissions, the Affordable Care Act ...
Jun 1, 2011
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Caring for a family member with a mental illness can be a taxing experience marked by personal sacrifices and psychological problems.
May 19, 2011
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The room transformed as an older woman danced around the skilled nursing care unit to rock 'n' roll hits from her youth. Her husband later took her hands and joined her in a two-step tour of the space. First-year Penn State ...
Aug 3, 2022
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