Development and replication of a typology of informal dementia care dyads to guide the design of tailored support for informal caregivers. An exploratory study based on cross-sectional analyses of dementia care network users in Germany and the Netherlands and international evidence ...

The number of people living with dementia continues to increase, and many of them wish to live at home for as long as possible. Informal caregivers are at the centre of the home-based care arrangements. However, they're usually under a lot of pressure, and it has been proven that this impacts their health negatively. Many studies highlight the importance of providing psychosocial support services to caregivers in dementia care dyads. However, it is widely agreed that current support structures are still not sufficiently tailored to the different needs of informal carers in various dyadic const... Mehr ...