Psychoeducation at our Belgian geriatric day hospital ; Dementia care research (research projects; nonpharmacological)/Therapeutic strategies and interventions

Abstract Background With the rising dementia population, more and more programs have been developed to help caregivers. Being a caregiver for people with dementia is associated with psychological stress and physical ill‐health. Benefits in terms of mental health and depression were generally found for caregiver coping strategies involving problem focus, acceptance and social‐emotional support. These programs, call Psychoeducation have been consistently found to be effective in reducing caregiver distress and are suited for delivery in group format. Support groups, multicomponent interventions... Mehr ...