Dementia and family burden of care in Lebanon

Monique Chaaya; Kieu Phung; Samir Atweh; Khalil El Asmar; Georges Karam; Rosemary Khoury; Lilian Ghandour; Husam Ghusn; Sarah Assaad; Martin Prince; Gunhild Waldemar

Dementia and family burden of care in Lebanon

Monique Chaaya, Kieu Phung, Samir Atweh, Khalil El Asmar, Georges Karam, Rosemary Khoury, Lilian Ghandour, Husam Ghusn, Sarah Assaad, Martin Prince, Gunhild Waldemar

Department of Clinical Medicine

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Abstract

The burden on and mental well-being of family carers for the elderly, especially those with dementia, has been well studied in high-income countries and to a lesser extent in the Arab region. Our study of Lebanese carers highlights the importance of considering the psychological well-being of the family carer, and the role of dementia and depression in increasing the burden of care. Psychosocial interventions have produced equivocal results and therefore customised and contextualised interventions need to be researched. Greater understanding of the coping mechanisms used by carers is required and an examination of the positive aspects of caring is warranted.

Original language	English
Journal	B J Psych International
Volume	14
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	7-9
Number of pages	3
ISSN	2056-4740
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2017

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