Assessing self-care perception among caregivers of dementia patients in a rural medical college of Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India

Assessing self-care perception among caregivers of dementia patients in a rural medical college of Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India

Introduction: Dementia is a prevalent cause of morbidity and runs a downhill course. Patients progressively become completely dependent on their caregivers who are usually untrained family members. The resultant burden causes caregiver burnout making them vulnerable to diseases. The objective of thi...

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Main Authors: Avik Kumar Layek, Nilanjana Ghosh, Indranil Chakrabarti, Nirmal Kumar Bera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Acta Medica International
Subjects:
barriers
caregiver
dementia
practice
self care perception
structured module
Online Access:http://www.actamedicainternational.com/article.asp?issn=2349-0578;year=2020;volume=7;issue=2;spage=158;epage=161;aulast=Layek

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