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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53858#.VNhgOCzQrzE Author(s)    Gunn Eva Solum Myren 1,2,3 , Ingela Enmarker 1,2 , Ellen Saur 4 , Ove Hellzen 3   Affiliation(s) 1 Centre for Care Research, Mid-Norway, Steinkjer, Norway . 2 Faculty of Health Sciences, Nord-Trøndelag University College, Namsos, Norway . 3 Department of Nursing Science, Mid-Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden . 4 Department of Education, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway . ABSTRACT Respite care in the form of day care is one of the several respite services that aims to provide temporary relief to informal caregivers from their responsibilities of caring for a person with dementia. The purpose of this study was to illuminate the meaning of being an informal caregiver for a person with dementia living at home and receiving day care services. Narrative interviews were conducted, and ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52264#.VI-sv8nQrzE Author(s)    Mark Marsico 1* , Celeste A. de Jager 2,3 , April Grant 1 , Xingshu Zhu 4 , Arwen Markwick 2 , Julie Chandler 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Epidemiology Department, Merck Research Laboratories, North Wales, USA . 2 OPTIMA, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK . 3 Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa . 4 Statistical Programming, Merck Research Laboratories, North Wales, USA . ABSTRACT Background: Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47032#.VGL1TGfHRK0 Author(s) Annika Kjällman Alm , Ove Hellzen , Karl-Gustaf Norbergh Affiliation(s) Department of Nursing, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden . Department of Nursing, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden . Department of Nursing, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden . ABSTRACT Approximately 66 million people worldwide will suffer from dementia in 2030. The dementia’s impact affects people with the disorder and those in their social networks, most notably, their families. This study’s aim was to explore the experiences of family relationships when a family member has dementia. We conducted semi-structu...