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Du, Juan

The needs of informal caregivers and barriers of primary care workers toward dementia management in primary care: a qualitative study in Beijing

Background: Informal caregivers of people with dementia in Beijing are increasingly called upon to provide home-based care for their patients due to the increasing number of dementia patients and the shortage of standardized institutional solutions of care for patients in China.

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 15:10

Factors associated with health-related quality of life among family caregivers of disabled older adults: a cross-sectional study from Beijing

Because of the aging population and the shortage of standardized institutional solutions for long-term care (LTC) in China, family caregivers in Beijing are increasingly called upon to provide home care for disabled older adults. Caregivers face a heavy care burden, and decreased physical and mental health (MH). This study aims to describe health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and to identify its predictors for Chinese family caregivers of disabled older adults.A total of 766 caregivers were recruited from 5 communities in the Dongcheng District of Beijing.

Thu, 08/16/2018 - 15:54