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Hearing Their Voice: A Systematic Review of Dementia Family Caregivers’ Needs

Author(s) -

Marita P. McCabe,

Emily You,

Gemma Tatangelo

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnw078

Subject(s) - dementia , needs assessment , family caregivers , psychological intervention , activities of daily living , gerontology , psychology , qualitative research , special needs , medicine , nursing , disease , psychiatry , social science , pathology , sociology

The number of Australians living with dementia is expected to increase from currently 332,000 to 900,000 by 2050. Around 200,000 unpaid caregivers are caring for community-dwelling people living with dementia, and therefore, supporting the caregivers' needs is of paramount importance. The aim of this systematic review was to understand the perceived needs of immediate family caregivers of community-dwelling older adults with dementia.

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