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Resilience and Dementia: Understanding the Implications of Cultural and Linguistic Differences in the Canadian Care Environment
DownloadSpring 2018
Resilience has been defined as âdoing okâ during adversity. To date, very limited research has been conducted on resilience and dementia. My study explored the influences of cultural and linguistic differences between individuals with dementia and foreign-born care workers in order to...
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Spring 2016
This study examined the protective and vulnerability factors operating in the lives of individuals with dementia and their care partners. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with two participants with dementia and five care partner participants. Screening measures were also completed with...
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Spring 2014
This study examined the concept of resilience and factors associated with it from the perspective of individuals living with dementia. Resilience is a process through which individuals demonstrate positive adaptation despite exposure to adverse life events, such as a diagnosis of dementia. How...
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Role of Caregiver Beliefs About Alzheimer Disease in the Social Creation of Dependency Among Persons With Alzheimer Disease
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It is estimated that over 1.1 million people in Canada will have dementia by 2038 (Alzheimer Society of Canada, 2010). In the caregiving context it is important that independence be maintained for as long as possible. Previous research has shown that caregivers can inadvertently create excess...
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Simultaneous temporal trends in dementia incidence and prevalence, 2005–2013: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Saskatchewan, Canada
Simultaneous temporal trends in dementia incidence and prevalence, 2005–2013: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Saskatchewan, Canada
Download2015-11-25
Forbes, D., Innes, A., Morgan, D. G., Quail, J. M., O'Connell, M. E., Teare, G. F., Kosteniuk, J. G., Stewart, N. J., Bello-Haas, V. D., Crossley, M., Kirk, A., Mou, H., McBain, L.
Background: Original studies published over the last decade regarding time trends in dementia report mixed results. The aims of the present study were to use linked administrative health data for the province of Saskatchewan for the period 2005/2006 to 2012/2013 to: (1) examine simultaneous...
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Sleep deficit, fatigue, and health in family caregivers of persons with dementia awaiting placement
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Sleep, fatigue, and health have been extensively explored in family caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD). However, no published studies have looked at these variables during the time of awaiting placement, an important period of family caregiving. In this study, 41 family caregivers of PWD...
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2012-12-06
Bremault-Phillips, Suzette, Friesen, Steven
On November 21st, 2012, a Symposium co-lead by the Alberta Challenging Behaviours Interest & Research Group and ICCER (Institute for Continuing Care Education & Research), was held at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. The aim of the symposium was to explore and discuss the development of...
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The journey with dementia from the perspective of bereaved family caregivers: a qualitative descriptive study
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Forbes, Dorothy A., Hammond-Collins, Karon, Peacock, Shelley
Background: With increasing rates of dementia among older adults, many people will be affected by this disease; either by having the disease or by caring for a relative with dementia. Due to a shift toward home and community-based care there will be an increase in the number of family caregivers...