Psycho-educational support to family and formal caregivers of older people with dementia

<em>The growing incidence of dementia poses several challenges to the social support networks of people with dementia. Managing the symptoms of the disease is highly demanding and affects the well-being of the caregivers. Psycho-educational approaches have the potential to reduce the stress an...

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Main Authors: Daniela Figueiredo, Sara Guerra, Alda Marques, Liliana Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2012-11-01
Series:Kairós Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/12776