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Feb 01, 2006 |
Article,Events |
'Elder Rage' Author in NYC for Today Show
JACQUELINE MARCELL, B.S., author of "Elder Rage" writes: I will be on the Today Show Feb 1st and will be in NYC Jan 29-Feb 2. |
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Oct 31, 2005 |
Article |
New Memories to Treasure Program Uses Unique Scrapbooking Approach to Help Families Affected by Alzheimer's Preserve Treasured Memories
A new education program will help caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease preserve treasured family memories through the art of scrapbooking. |
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Sep 21, 2005 |
Article |
Disaster Preparedness from the Alzheimer's Association
A disaster situation significantly adds to the stress levels and confusion of someone with Alzheimer's. In people with moderate to severe Alzheimer's, this can lead to risky and distressing
behaviors, such as wandering off, agitation, and surprising emotional
outbursts. People with Alzheimer's, including those who need nearly
round-the-clock care, can easily get separated from the only caregivers who know about their condition. |
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Jul 27, 2004 |
Article |
ELDERCARE: IF I ONLY KNEW THEN--WHAT I KNOW NOW
Jacqueline Marcell writes, "For eleven years I begged my obstinate elderly father to allow a caregiver to help him with my ailing mother, but he adamantly insisted on taking care of her himself. Every caregiver I hired to help him said, 'Jacqueline, I just can't work with your father--his temper is impossible to handle. I don't think you'll be able to get him to accept help until he's on his knees himself.'" |
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Nov 10, 2003 |
Article |
Caregivers of family members with dementia experience more health problems than noncaregivers
More than five million caregivers of persons with dementia exist in the United States (AARP, 1988) and no quantitative review has been conducted on the physical health correlates of caring for a family member with dementia until now. In a meta-analysis of 23 studies examining self-reported health and physiological functioning in caregivers of persons with dementia, researchers found that caregivers had higher stress hormones, lower resistance to some viruses and reported poorer health than noncaregivers who were similar in age and sex. |
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Oct 09, 2003 |
Abstract |
Abstract: The effects of galantamine treatment on caregiver time in Alzheimer's disease
AIM: The aim of the study was to determine whether the clinical benefits of galantamine for patients with Alzheimer's disease lead to benefits for caregivers. |
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Oct 03, 2003 |
Article |
Caregivers refuse Alzheimer’s medications when patient’s quality of life threatened
Caregiver assessment is key to clinical outcomes for Alzheimer’s patients and to determining when is the time to end treatment. |
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Jun 02, 2003 |
Article |
Aging Drivers--When it is Time to Take Away the Keys?
The safety of many older drivers should be a concern to everyone, yet for those seniors who should no longer be behind the wheel, asking them to give up their keys is not as easy as it sounds. A University of Alberta researcher is hoping to make that transition as smooth as possible. |
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Feb 12, 2003 |
Article |
caregiving Raises Risk of Heart Disease in Women
Women who spend nine or more hours a week caring for an ill or disabled spouse have an increased risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study.
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Jan 31, 2003 |
Article |
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Stress May Trigger Risky Blood Clots
Stressful circumstances beyond the routine duress faced by those who care for a demented loved one can increase the chances of excessive blood clotting, new research suggests, and may help explain why the caregiver role can create a serious health risk.
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