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A Mixed Methods Study of Hope, Transitions, and Quality of Life in Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease
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Ghosh, S., Swindle, J., Peacock, S., Duggleby, W.
Background: Several research studies have reported the poor quality of life of family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, factors that influence their quality of life have not been clearly defined. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with the...
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Canadians with dementia: Gender differences in use and availability of home- and community-based health services.
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Hawranik, P., Jansen, L., Kingston, D., Markle-Reid, M., Henderson, S., Peacock, P., Forbes, D., Morgan, D., Leipert, B.
The purpose was to examine the use and availability of home and communitybased services by men and women with dementia using data from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey.Variables of interest were based on the Andersen and Newman model and included predisposing, enabling, need, and use of...
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Gender differences in use and availability of home and community-based services for people with dementia.
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Henderson, S., Peacock, S., Kingston, D., Morgan, D., Leipert, B., Hawranik, P.
The purpose was to examine the use and availability of home and community-based services by men and women with dementia using data from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey. Variables of interest were based on the Andersen and Newman model and included predisposing, enabling, need, and use...
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Light therapy for improving cognition, activities of daily living, sleep, challenging behaviour, and psychiatric disturbances in dementia.
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Forbes, D. A., Blake, C., Peacock, S., Thiessen, E., Hawranik, P.
Background Rest-activity and sleep-wake cycles are controlled by the endogenous circadian rhythm generated by the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus. Degenerative changes in the SCN appear to be a biological basis for circadian disturbances in people with dementia, and might be...
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Light therapy for managing cognitive, sleep, functional, behavioural, or psychiatric disturbances in dementia (Review)
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Forbes, D., Culum, I., Morgan, D.G., Forbes, J., Lischka, A.R., Forbes, S., Peacock, S.
Background Rest-activity and sleep-wake cycles are controlled by the endogenous circadian rhythmgenerated by the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus. Degenerative changes in the SCN appear to be a biological basis for circadian disturbances in people with dementia, and might be...
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Morgan, D.G., Forbes, D., Bangma, J., Peacock, S., Adamson, J.
Background Rest-activity and sleep-wake cycles are controlled by the endogenous circadian rhythmgenerated by the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus. Degenerative changes in the SCN appear to be a biological basis for circadian disturbances in people with dementia, and might be...
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The lived experience of family caregivers who provided end-of-life care to persons with advanced dementia.
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Peacock, S., Duggleby, W., Koop, P.
Objective: Dementia is a terminal illness, and family caregivers play a vital role in providing end-of-life care to their relative. The present study begins to address the paucity of research regarding end-of-life caregiving experience with dementia. Method: This study utilized Munhall's...