Journal article
RISK AND RESILIENCE AMONG FAMILY CARE PARTNERS MANAGING DEMENTIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL CARE AND INTERVENTION
Innovation in aging, v 2(Suppl 1), pp 555-555
11 Nov 2018
Abstract
This session will explore a variety of risk and resilience factors among persons with dementia (PWDs) and family caregivers, as well as their practical implications for preserving the health and well-being of both individuals. First, Yuanjin Zhou will discuss why resilience is an important construct for understanding how dementia caregivers manage stressful situations. She will make the case that existing measures of resilience may not be sufficient because they primarily rely on caregivers’ self-reported ability to recover from stress, and she will propose a behavior based framework for assessing dementia caregiver resilience. In another investigation of positive care-related outcomes, Dr. Amanda Leggett will examine how different sources of informal and formal support for dementia caregivers are associated with caregiving relationship quality and caregiving gains. Next, Dr. Courtney Polenick will describe how eight major medical comorbidities of dementia are linked to emotional caregiving difficulties among co-resident family caregivers. Dr. Tatiana Sadak will then discuss lessons learned from in-depth exploration of the events leading up to hospitalizations for acute events and for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions among PWDs. She will introduce meaningful foci for reform that include teaching providers to recognize dementia as a modifier of the PWD’s overall prognosis and to incorporate this knowledge into an organized plan of care that forms healthcare partnerships with caregivers. Finally, as the discussant, Dr. Laura Gitlin will consider how these risk and resilience factors inform comprehensive clinical care and interventions to sustain the well-being of PWDs and their family caregivers.
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- Title
- RISK AND RESILIENCE AMONG FAMILY CARE PARTNERS MANAGING DEMENTIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL CARE AND INTERVENTION
- Creators
- C A Polenick - University of MichiganA Leggett - University of MichiganL N Gitlin - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Innovation in aging, v 2(Suppl 1), pp 555-555
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991020111949704721