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Spigelmyer, Pamela C.

A pilot study: Resistive behavior in the context of informal caregiver-assisted activities of daily living

Providing care for people with dementia is difficult when resistive behaviors displayed by people impede caregiving efforts.; Purpose: To examined the frequency of resistive behaviors during informal caregiver-assisted activities of daily living and the impact of these occurrences.; Design: A cross sectional design was used to recruit 17 caregivers from Alzheimer's support group meetings in 2010.; Method: Self-report surveys were used to obtain participants' report of resistive behaviors.; Findings: A positive correlation w

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