When French Adult Grandchildren Become the Primary Caregivers of Their Grandparents with Dementia: A Desperate or an Overlooked Generation?

Authors :: Huvent‐Grelle, Dominique
Boulanger, Eric
Beuscart, Jean Baptiste
Delannoy, Laurie
Delabriere, Isabelle
François, Valérie
Puisieux, François
Source :: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; Sep2016, Vol. 64 Issue 9, p1920-1922, 3p, 1 Chart
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: A letter to the editor is presented which addresses research regarding French adult grandchildren who become the primary caregivers of their grandparents with dementia, and it mentions the burdens that are associated with caregiving tasks for French adult caregivers.

Subjects :: GRANDPARENT-grandchild relationships
CARE of dementia patients
SERVICES for caregivers
GRANDCHILDREN
TREATMENT of dementia
ADULT children
PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers
GRANDPARENTS
INTERVIEWING
LONGITUDINAL method
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
SCIENTIFIC observation
RESEARCH
DESCRIPTIVE statistics

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