Gender difference and caregivers’ burden in early‐onset Alzheimer's disease

Takano, Maki; Arai, Heii

doi:10.1111/j.1479-8301.2005.00096.x

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“…(). This may reflect the tendency of females to desire harmony in family relationships (Takano & Arai ). In turn, females are likely to regard providing care to ill family members as natural responsibilities.…”

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Factors of caregiver burden and family functioning among Taiwanese family caregivers living with schizophrenia

Hsiao

Tsai

2014

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Factors of caregiver burden and family functioning among Taiwanese family caregivers living with schizophrenia

Hsiao

Tsai

2014

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Interventions should target caregivers of behaviorally disturbed patients, as well as caregivers who report poor physical health, to reduce the negative psychological impact of caregiving. In Japan, Takano and Arai 9 reported that female caregivers are more likely to experience care burden than male caregivers, and showed the importance of mental health support for female caregivers. Hirakawa et al 10 carried out a study which gave a better understanding of the Japanese male caregiver burden in home care.…”

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Predictors of outcomes from a ward for demented elderly: gender differences

Ono

Tamai²,

Takeuchi³

et al. 2010

Psychogeriatrics

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Background: In a previous study, we found gender differences among care recipients and suggested that elderly women living alone have difficulty receiving care from their families. We investigated the gender differences among predictors which influenced outcomes after discharge from a ward for treatment of demented elderly with severe psychotic symptoms. Methods: We enrolled the data of 325 patients with dementia who were hospitalized between 1 April 2000 and 31 March 2007, and discharged by 31 March 2008. Two hundred and ninety-four patients were divided into men and women. We checked the gender differences of their characteristics. After that, they were subdivided into three groups to analyze the effect of each patient's characteristics and care situation on their outcomes: (i) given home care (home); (ii) became institutionalized (institution); and (iii) transferred to another hospital (hospital). Results: In the hospital groups, the incidence of complications was high for each sex. The differences between the institution group and home group were shown by N-ADL score in men. In contrast, the predictors in women were the HDS-R score, the number of cohabitants and the caregiver. Conclusions: It was observed that there were gender differences among outcome predictors. The outcomes of demented patients were predicted by both complications and condition on admission. Most women did not return to their homes because of the situation in which they received care. It is necessary to establish a clear system for providing care for the demented elderly, especially for women.

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“…Women provide care for a longer period of time than men (Shriver & Alzheimer's Association, 2010) and spend more hours per day undertaking caregiving tasks (Kim et al, 2011). There appears to be a consensus that female caregivers experience higher levels of burden, stress and depressive symptoms than male caregivers, with similar outcomes being reported across different countries and settings (Iavarone et al, 2014;Papastavrou et al, 2009;Davies et al, 2012;Akpınar et al, 2011;Prince et al, 2012;Takano & Arai, 2005;Stewart et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2006;Pöysti et al, 2012;Välimäki et al, 2009), although there are some conflicting reports on this (Croog et al 2006). This is independent of their relationship to the care recipient and their characteristics, and care structures in place (Prince et al, 2012;Peel & Harding, 2014).…”

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The impact of dementia on women internationally: An integrative review

Erol

Brooker

Peel

2016

Health Care for Women International

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Women are disproportionately affected by dementia, both in terms of developing dementia and becoming caregivers. We conducted an integrative review of English language literature of the issues affecting women in relation to dementia from an international perspective. The majority of relevant studies were conducted in high income countries, and none were from low-income countries. The effects of caregiving on health, wellbeing and finances are greater for women; issues facing women, particularly in low and middle-income countries need to be better understood.Research should focus on building resilience to help people adjust and cope long term.Dementia is a global public health issue that disproportionately affects women, either through developing the condition themselves, or as a carer for someone with dementia. The effects on women of living with or caring for someone with dementia from an international perspective needs to be more fully understood. In our review of the published literature, we explore the impact of dementia on changing roles, identity, wellbeing and finances for women in both high-income and low-and middle income countries. An improved understanding of these factors can support research, and policy developments, that address the issues specifically relevant to women.As age is the greatest risk factor for dementia, and women have a greater life expectancy worldwide than men, a larger number of people with dementia are women (Alzheimer's Association, 2014).There are also clinical differences between genders in disease risk and severity, especially in relation to dementia and cognition (Carter et al., 2012). There is a significant association between age, gender, and dementia in many areas of the world, with women showing a higher prevalence rate for dementia than men (Bamford, 2011;Takeda et al., 2011; Alzheimer's Disease International, 2015) expectation that women will assume caregiving roles (Godfrey & Warshaw, 2009;Lantz, 2009;Gibbons et al., 2014). In many studies of dementia caregivers, all or most participants are women, reflecting the disproportionate extent to which women are relied upon as carers, although few reports focus on gender specifically (Robinson et al., 2014). Therefore the assumption that women provide informal care to people with dementia is embedded (often implicitly) in much of the existing research.The financial impact of providing dementia care on family caregivers is substantial; caregivers in the United States reported that they were reluctant to take time off work to provide care, or took on additional work to cover caregiving costs, which had increased because of the recent economic downturn (Evercare, 2009). Women may also have the responsibility of caring for young children alongside caring for a parent with dementia -referred to as the 'sandwich generation' (Solberg et 3 al., 2014). Despite this (often dual) caring responsibility, families often prefer , for a variety of cultural, obligational and practical reasons to continue to provide care at ho...

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Gender difference and caregivers’ burden in early‐onset Alzheimer's disease

Cited by 27 publications

References 12 publications

Factors of caregiver burden and family functioning among Taiwanese family caregivers living with schizophrenia

Factors of caregiver burden and family functioning among Taiwanese family caregivers living with schizophrenia

Predictors of outcomes from a ward for demented elderly: gender differences

The impact of dementia on women internationally: An integrative review

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